Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
Consideration is given to the origin of the anomalous cosmic ray component as well as to the mechanism and location for the acceleration of these particles. The following three theories for anomalous component acceleration are discussed in detail: (1) transit-time damping, (2) the termination shock over the solar poles, and (3) the termination shock near the equatorial plane. It is noted that observations from Ulysses should provide important constraints on the likely locations for the acceleration, and that acceleration of interstellar H, along with the He, N, O, and Ne could have serious consequences for possible acceleration mechanisms.
Keywords:
SPACE RADIATION
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