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Ion acceleration to cosmic ray energiesThe acceleration and transport environment of the outer heliosphere is described schematically. Acceleration occurs where the divergence of the solar-wind flow is negative, that is at shocks, and where second-order Fermi acceleration is possible in the solar-wind turbulence. Acceleration at the solar-wind termination shock is presented by reviewing the spherically-symmetric calculation of Webb et al. (1985). Reacceleration of galactic cosmic rays at the termination shock is not expected to be important in modifying the cosmic ray spectrum, but acceleration of ions injected at the shock up to energies not greater than 300 MeV/charge is expected to occur and to create the anomalous cosmic ray component. Acceleration of energetic particles by solar wind turbulence is expected to play almost no role in the outer heliosphere. The one exception is the energization of interstellar pickup ions beyond the threshold for acceleration at the quasi-perpendicular termination shock.
Document ID
19910070447
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lee, Martin A.
(New Hampshire, University Durham, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Accession Number
91A55070
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1510
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-76
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-89-03703
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Public
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