Modelling of low-energy galactic electrons in the heliosheath

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1480-1489

  Nkosi, G S ^a,b   Potgieter, M S ^a   Webber, W R ^c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Galactic electrons; Heliosheath; Heliosphere; Very local interstellar spectrum

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; MODULATION;

COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS; FULL THREE-DIMENSIONAL; GALACTIC ELECTRONS; HELIOSHEATH; HELIOSPHERES; INTENSITY PROFILES; LOCAL INTERSTELLAR SPECTRUM; PERPENDICULAR DIFFUSION;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 80052557327     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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