Evaluation of solar proton spectra using balloon cosmic ray observations and Monte Carlo simulation results

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1458-1461

  Makhmutov, V S ^a   Desorgher, L ^b   Bazilevskaya, G A ^a   Fluckiger E ^b   Raulin, J P ^c  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Cosmic rays; Energy spectrum; Geant4; Monte Carlo simulation; Solar energetic particle events

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ENERGY SPECTRUM; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 34250173520     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.042     Document Type: Article

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