Effective non-vertical and apparent cutoff rigidities for a cosmic ray latitude survey from Antarctica to Italy in minimum of solar activity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 510-516

  Dorman, L I ^a,b   Danilova, O A ^b   Iucci, N ^c   Parisi, M ^c   Ptitsyna, N G ^b   Tyasto, M I ^b   Villoresi, G ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Cutoff rigidity; Geomagnetic field model; Particle arrival

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; NASA; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; SHIPS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURVEYS;

COSMIC-RAY PARTICLES; CUT-OFF RIGIDITY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD MODEL; INTEGRAL MULTIPLICITIES; INTERNATIONAL GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE FIELD MODELS; MAGNETOSPHERE MODEL; MAGNETOSPHERIC MAGNETIC FIELD; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 44849128325     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.04.032     Document Type: Article

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