Change in the rigidity dependence of the galactic cosmic ray modulation in 2008-2009

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 784-790

  Bazilevskaya, G A ^a   Krainev, M B ^a   Makhmutov, V S ^a   Stozhkov, Yu I ^a   Svirzhevskaya, A K ^a   Svirzhevsky, N S ^a  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Energy spectrum; Galactic cosmic rays; Solar modulation

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMOLOGY; MODULATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARGED PARTICLE FLUX; ENERGY RANGES; ENERGY SPECTRA; GALACTIC COSMIC RAY MODULATIONS; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; NEUTRON MONITORS; POLAR REGIONS; SOLAR MODULATION;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 84856098908     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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