Abstract The importance of transverse diffusion for cosmic rays propagation is reinvestigated with a description of the turbulent magnetic field based on toroïdal plasma theory. A coupling between transverse diffusion and parallel diffusion is found to occur on a galactic scale in a number of cases. The radial diffusion coefficient perpendicular to the average magnetic field is found smaller than previously thougth by an important factor. So a better confinement is expected in the Galaxy.


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    Title :

    Importance of transverse diffusion for galactic cosmic rays


    Contributors:
    Millet, J. (author) / Barge, P. (author) / Pellat, R. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 4 , 2-3 ; 225-227


    Publication date :

    1984-01-01


    Size :

    3 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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