Cosmic ray drift, shock wave acceleration and the anomalous component of cosmic rays
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5447411
A model of the anomalous component of the quiet-time cosmic ray flux is presented in which ex-interstellar neutral particles are accelerated continuously in the polar regions of the solar-wind termination shock, and then drift into the equatorial regions of the inner heliosphere. The observed solar-cycle variations, radial gradient, and apparent latitude gradient of the anomalous component are a natural consequence of this model.
- Research Organization:
- Maryland Univ., College Park (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5447411
- Report Number(s):
- NASA-CR-164345
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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