Cosmic ray induced ion production in the atmosphere

被引:230
作者
Bazilevskaya, G. A. [1 ,5 ]
Usoskin, I. G. [2 ]
Flueckiger, E. O. [3 ]
Harrison, R. G. [4 ]
Desorgher, L. [3 ]
Buetikofer, R. [3 ]
Krainev, M. B. [1 ]
Makhmutov, V. S. [1 ]
Stozhkov, Y. I. [1 ]
Svirzhevskaya, A. K. [1 ]
Svirzhevsky, N. S. [1 ]
Kovaltsov, G. A.
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Lebedev Phys Inst, Moscow 119991, Russia
[2] Univ Oulu, Sodankyla Geophys Observ, Oulu, Finland
[3] Univ Bern, Inst Phys, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
[4] Univ Reading, Reading RG6 6BB, England
[5] Ioffe Phys Tech Inst, St Petersburg 194021, Russia
基金
芬兰科学院; 俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词
atmosphere; ionisation; cosmic rays;
D O I
10.1007/s11214-008-9339-y
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
An overview is presented of basic results and recent developments in the field of cosmic ray induced ionisation in the atmosphere, including a general introduction to the mechanism of cosmic ray induced ion production. We summarize the results of direct and indirect measurements of the atmospheric ionisation with special emphasis to long-term variations. Models describing the ion production in the atmosphere are also overviewed together with detailed results of the full Monte-Carlo simulation of a cosmic ray induced atmospheric cascade. Finally, conclusions are drawn on the present state and further perspectives of measuring and modeling cosmic ray induced ionisation in the terrestrial atmosphere.
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页码:149 / 173
页数:25
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