Effects of solar modulation on the cosmic ray positron fraction

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1587-1592

  Torre, Stefano Della ^a,b   Bobik, Pavol ^e   Boschini, Matteo J ^a,d   Consolandi, Cristina ^a   Gervasi, Massimo ^a,c   Grandi, Davide ^a   Kudela, Karel ^e   Pensotti, Simonetta ^a,c   Rancoita, Pier Giorgio ^a   Rozza, Davide ^a   Tacconi, Mauro ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d CILEA   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cosmic ray; Heliosphere; Leptons; Solar modulation

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MODULATION; POSITRONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; HELIOSPHERES; LEPTONS; LOCAL INTERSTELLAR SPECTRUM; MONTE CARLO MODEL; SOLAR MODULATION; TERMINATION SHOCKS; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 84860264480     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2012.02.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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