Wind Observations of Anomalous Cosmic Rays from Solar Minimum to Maximum
Abstract
We report the first observation near Earth of the time behavior of anomalous cosmic-ray N, O, and Ne ions through the period surrounding the maximum of the solar cycle. These observations were made by the Wind spacecraft during the 1995-2002 period spanning times from solar minimum through solar maximum. Comparison of anomalous and Galactic cosmic rays provides a powerful tool for the study of the physics of solar modulation throughout the solar cycle.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- March 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1086/374653
- Bibcode:
- 2003ApJ...586L..99R
- Keywords:
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- ISM: Cosmic Rays;
- Interplanetary Medium;
- Sun: Solar Wind;
- Sun: Magnetic Fields