AbstractOur understanding of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) modulation has advanced greatly in the last three decades. However, we still need an appropriate knowledge of the GCR intensity gradient. Numerical simulations of the transport particle equation allow interpretation of cosmic ray intensities in the heliosphere. We use the numerical solution of the GCR transport equation during solar maximum epoch to compute the radial and latitudinal gradients. Our analysis indicates that adiabatic energy loss plays an important role in the radial distribution of GCR in the inner heliosphere, while in the outer region the diffusion and convection are the relevant processes. The latitudinal gradient is small.
Radial and latitudinal gradients of galactic cosmic rays in the heliosphere at solar maximum
Advances in Space Research ; 46 , 10 ; 1313-1317
2010-06-17
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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