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Average spatial density gradient of the galactic cosmic rays and its temporal variation observed with the Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN)

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posted on 2023-05-23, 12:04 authored by Kozai, M, Munakata, K, Kato, C, Yasue, S, Kuwabara, T, Bieber, JW, Evenson, P, Rockenbach, M, Dal Lago, A, Schuch, NJ, Tokumaru, M, Marcus DuldigMarcus Duldig, John Humble, Sabbah, I, Al Jassar, HK, Sharma, MM, Kota, J
We deduce the spatial gradient of galactic cosmic rays in three dimensions from the fist order anisotropy observed with the Global Muon Detector Network. The anisotropy vector is first corrected for the solar wind convection and the Compton-Getting effect arising from the solar wind and the Earth's orbital motion around the Sun. We then convert the component anisotropy perpendicular to the interplanetary magnetic field to the spatial density gradient by assuming that the perpendicular anisotropy is mainly due to the diamagnetic streaming. In this paper, we analyze the solar cycle variation of the gradient observed with the GMDN during ten years between 2001 and 2010 and show that the derived density gradient is clearly decreasing with decreasing the solar activity toward the solar activity minimum in 2008-2009. We also find a clear seasonal variation in each of the radial and longitudinal component of the gradient vector in a close correlation with the heliographic latitude of the Earth. The amplitude of this seasonal variation also decreases with decreasing the solar activity. We discuss the origin of this seasonal variation in terms of the global distribution of cosmic-ray density in the heliosphere.

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Publication title

Proceedings of the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference

Volume

11

Pagination

301-304

ISBN

9781634391382

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

Curran Associates, Inc

Place of publication

United States

Event title

32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference

Event Venue

Beijing, China

Date of Event (Start Date)

2011-08-11

Date of Event (End Date)

2011-08-18

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