Modulation of cosmic rays: Perpendicular diffusion and drifts in a heliosphere with a solar wind termination shock

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 554-561

  Potgieter, M S ^a   Langner, U W ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Heliopause and solar wind termination shock; Interplanetary physics; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROTONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACECRAFT; TURBULENCE;

HELIOPAUSE AND SOLAR WIND TERMINATION SHOCK; INTERPLANETARY PHYSICS; LOCAL INTERSTELLAR SPECTRA (LIS); TRANSPORT PROCESSES;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 20444440359     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.01.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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