OBSERVATIONS OF ANOMALOUS COSMIC-RAY HYDROGEN FROM THE VOYAGER SPACECRAFT

被引:29
作者
CHRISTIAN, ER [1 ]
CUMMINGS, AC [1 ]
STONE, EC [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH,PASADENA,CA 91125
关键词
COSMIC RAYS; INTERPLANETARY MEDIUM; ISM; ABUNDANCES;
D O I
10.1086/187941
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
As Voyager 1 and 2 approach the solar wind termination shock, the hydrogen energy spectrum exhibits a rapidly increasing flux of anomalous cosmic-ray hydrogen, consistent with that observed for other anomalous cosmic-ray species. These results are consistent with the evidence for anomalous cosmic-ray hydrogen reported from Voyager observations during the period of minimum solar modulation in 1987.
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页码:L105 / L108
页数:4
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