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We study how a high-speed solar wind stream embedded in a slow solar wind influences the spread of solar energetic protons in interplanetary space. To model the energetic protons, we used a recently developed particle transport code that…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-04-10 Nicolas Wijsen , Angels Aran , Jens Pomoell , Stefaan Poedts

We present a new 3D MHD heliospheric model for space-weather forecasting driven by boundary conditions defined from white-light observations of the solar corona. The model is based on the MHD code PLUTO, constrained by an empirical…

Cosmic rays are transported out of the galaxy by diffusion and advection due to streaming along magnetic field lines and resonant scattering off self-excited MHD waves. Thus momentum is transferred to the plasma via the frozen-in waves as a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-04-05 E. A. Dorfi , D. Breitschwerdt

The outer heliosphere is a dynamic region shaped largely by the interaction between the solar wind and the interstellar medium. While interplanetary magnetic field and plasma observations by the Voyager spacecraft have significantly…

Space Physics · Physics 2016-12-07 T. K. Kim , N. V. Pogorelov , G. P. Zank , H. A. Elliott , D. J. McComas

The role of cosmic rays generated by supernovae and young stars has very recently begun to receive significant attention in studies of galaxy formation and evolution due to the realization that cosmic rays can efficiently accelerate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-11 R. Farber , M. Ruszkowski , H. -Y. K. Yang , E. G. Zweibel

A major challenge in solar and heliospheric physics is understanding how highly localized regions, far smaller than 1 degree at the Sun, are the source of solar-wind structures spanning more than 20 degrees near Earth. The Sun's atmosphere…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-05-10 A. K. Higginson , S. K. Antiochos , C. R. DeVore , P. F. Wyper , T. H. Zurbuchen

Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) inside the heliosphere are affected by magnetic turbulence and Solar wind disturbances which result in the so-called solar modulation effect. To investigate this phenomenon, we have performed a data-driven…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-10-13 Nicola Tomassetti , Bruna Bertucci , Federico Donnini , Emanuele Fiandrini , Maura Graziani , Behrouz Khiali , Alejandro Reina Conde

This paper studies cosmic ray (CR) transport in magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. CR transport is strongly dependent on the properties of the magnetic turbulence. We perform test particle simulations to study the interactions of CR…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-23 Snehanshu Maiti , Kirit Makwana , Heshou Zhang , Huirong Yan

Electromotive force is an essential quantity in dynamo theory. During a coronal mass ejection (CME), magnetic helicity gets decoupled from the Sun and advected into the heliosphere with the solar wind. Eventually, a heliospheric magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-17 Philippe-A. Bourdin , Bernhard Hofer , Yasuhito Narita

Cosmic Rays escaping the Galaxy exert a force on the interstellar medium directed away from the Galactic disk. If this force is larger than the gravitational pull due to the mass embedded in the Galaxy, then galactic winds may be launched.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-05 S. Recchia , P. Blasi , G. Morlino

The solar wind (SW) is a vital component of space weather, providing a background for solar transients such as coronal mass ejections, stream interaction regions, and energetic particles propagating toward Earth. Accurate prediction of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-25 Dinesha V. Hegde , Tae K. Kim , Nikolai V. Pogorelov , Shaela I. Jones , Charles N. Arge

Cosmic rays (CRs) may drive outflows and alter the phase structure of the circumgalactic medium, with potentially important implications on galaxy formation. However, these effects ultimately depend on the dominant mode of transport of CRs…

Context. Indirect observations of the cosmic-ray electron (CRE) distribution via synchrotron emission is crucial for deepening the understanding of the CRE transport in the interstellar medium, and in investigating the role of galactic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-24 Julien Dörner , Patick Reichherzer , Julia Becker Tjus , Volker Heesen

Understanding the time-dependent relationship between the Sun's variability and cosmic rays (GCR) is essential for developing predictive models of energetic radiation in space. When traveling inside the heliosphere, GCRs are affected by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-23 N. Tomassetti , E. Fiandrini , B. Bertucci , F. Donnini , M. Graziani , B. Khiali , A. Reina Conde

HelMod is a code evaluating the transport of Galactic cosmic rays through the inner heliosphere down to Earth. It is based on a 2-D Monte Carlo approach and includes a general description of the symmetric and antisymmetric parts of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-12-28 S. Della Torre , M. Gervasi , D. Grandi , G. Johannesson , G. La Vacca , N. Masi , I. V. Moskalenko , E. Orlando , T. A. Porter , L. Quadrani , P. G. Rancoita , D. Rozza

Investigation of propagation, conversion, and scattering of MHD waves in the Sun is very important for understanding the mechanisms of observed oscillations and waves in sunspots and active regions. We have developed 3D linear MHD numerical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 K. V. Parchevsky , A. G. Kosovichev

The heliospheric modulation model HelMod solve the transport-equation for the Galactic Cosmic Rays propagation through the heliosphere down to Earth. It is based on a 2-D Monte Carlo approach, that includes a general description of the…

A correct description of cosmic-ray (CR) diffusion in turbulent plasma is essential for many astrophysical and heliospheric problems. This paper aims to present physical diffusion behavior of CRs in actual turbulent magnetic fields, model…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Siyao Xu , Huirong Yan

Very high intensities of galactic cosmic rays measured by Voyager 1 in the heliosheath appear to be incompatible with the presence of a modulation "wall" near the heliopause produced by a pile up of the heliospheric magnetic field. We…

Space Physics · Physics 2013-02-14 V. Florinski , F. Alouani-Bibi , J. Kota , X. Guo

An important factor limiting our ability to understand the production and propagation of cosmic rays pertains to the effects of heliospheric forces, commonly known as solar modulation. The solar wind is capable of generating time and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-28 Ilias Cholis , Dan Hooper , Tim Linden