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41. The solar daily variation of the cosmic ray intensity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

H. Elliot
Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England
P. Rothwell
Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England

Abstract

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Some recent measurements of the solar daily variation for cosmic rays incident from the east and west directions at 45° to the vertical in London are described. The results do not agree with those to be expected if the variation was due to a non-isotropic flux of primary particles entering the earth's magnetic field. This result is discussed in relation to other evidence and it is concluded that the daily variation is probably due to a modulation of the primary cosmic ray intensity in the earth's magnetic field.

Type
Part V: Electromagnetic State in Interplanetary Space
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958 

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