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We have studied long-term variations of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity in relation to the sunspot number (SSN) during the most recent solar cycles. This study analyses the time-lag between the GCR intensity and SSN, and hysteresis…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-24 Eddie Ross , William J. Chaplin

Cosmic rays are charged particles whose flux observed at Earth shows temporal variations related to space weather phenomena and may be an important tool to study them. The cosmic ray intensity recorded with ground-based detectors also shows…

The observed spectral bump in cosmic-ray (CR) proton and helium spectra, along with the phase and amplitude evolution of CR dipole anisotropy, provide plausible yet indirect evidence for the presence of a nearby CR source. This study…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-25 Xing-Jian Lv , Xiao-Jun Bi , Kun Fang , Peng-Fei Yin , Meng-Jie Zhao

Coronal holes (CHs) are the source of high-speed streams (HSSs) in the solar wind, whose interaction with the slow solar wind creates corotating interaction regions (CIRs) in the heliosphere. Whenever the CIRs hit the Earth, they can cause…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-18 Simona Nitti , Tatiana Podladchikova , Stefan J. Hofmeister , Astrid M. Veronig , Giuliana Verbanac , Mario Bandić

The spectra of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) contain crucial information about their origin and propagation through the interstellar medium. When GCRs reach Earth, they are significantly influenced by the solar wind and the heliospheric…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-23 Cheng-Rui Zhu , Kai-Kai Duan

We argue that the degree of understanding the causes and mechanisms of the long-term variations (11-year and 22-year) in the galactic cosmic rays (GCR) characteristics is still insufficient and to improve it we need new approaches and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-03 M. Krainev , J. Kóta , M. S. Potgieter

The origin of Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) remains a mystery after more than one century of their discovery. The diffusive propagation of charged particles in the turbulent Galactic magnetic field makes us unable to trace back to their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-22 Wei Liu , Yi-Qing Guo , Qiang Yuan

High-energy gamma rays of interstellar origin are produced by the interaction of cosmic-ray (CR) particles with the diffuse gas and radiation fields in the Galaxy. The main features of this emission are well understood and are reproduced by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-09-06 Troy A. Porter , Gudlaugur Johannesson , Igor V. Moskalenko

The reported detection of the global 21-cm signal by the EDGES collaboration is significantly stronger than standard astrophysical predictions. One possible explanation is an early radio excess above the cosmic microwave background. Such a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-12 Sudipta Sikder , Rennan Barkana , Anastasia Fialkov , Itamar Reis

We report on the kinematics of two interacting CMEs observed on 13 and 14 June 2012. Both CMEs originated from the same active region NOAA 11504. After their launches which were separated by several hours, they were observed to interact at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-24 Nandita Srivastava , Wageesh Mishra , D. Chakrabarty

Despite over 35 years of constant satellite-based measurements of cloud, reliable evidence of a long-hypothesized link between changes in solar activity and Earth's cloud cover remains elusive. This work examines evidence of a cosmic ray…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2012-11-26 Benjamin A. Laken , Enric Palle , Jasa Calogovic , Eimear M. Dunne

The Earth's magnetosphere is formed as a consequence of interaction between the planet's magnetic field and the solar wind, a continuous plasma stream from the Sun. A number of different solar wind phenomena have been studied over the past…

Cosmic rays (CRs) with ~GeV energies can contribute significantly to the energy and pressure budget in the interstellar, circumgalactic, and intergalactic medium (ISM, CGM, IGM). Recent cosmological simulations have begun to explore these…

We present an analysis of the time-dependent modulation of galactic cosmic rays near Earth, with a focus on the cosmic proton flux and polar field. Using data from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and the Wilcox Solar Observatory, we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 Shaokun Gong , Linjing Duan , Jiawei Zhao , Xueyu Wei , Jie Feng , Zhibing Li

Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are one of the main drivers of disturbances in the interplanetary space. Strong CMEs, when directed towards the Earth, cause geo-magnetic storms upon interacting with the magnetic field of the Earthand can…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-24 Tinatin Baratashvili , Christine Verbeke , Nicolas Wijsen , Stefaan Poedts

Cosmic rays (CRs) play a major role in the dynamics of the interstellar medium (ISM). Their interactions and transport ionize, heat, and push the ISM thereby coupling different regions of it. The spatial distribution of CRs depends on the…

A future detection of the Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background (SGWB) with GW experiments is expected to open a new window on early universe cosmology and on the astrophysics of compact objects. In this paper we study SGWB anisotropies,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-22 N. Bartolo , D. Bertacca , S. Matarrese , M. Peloso , A. Ricciardone , A. Riotto , G. Tasinato

In-situ measurements carried out by spacecraft in radial alignment are critical to advance our knowledge on the evolutionary behavior of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and their magnetic structures during propagation through interplanetary…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-11 Camilla Scolini , Reka M. Winslow , Noé Lugaz , Stefaan Poedts

Cosmic ray (CR) feedback plays a vital role in shaping the formation and evolution of galaxies through their interaction with magnetohydrodynamic waves. In the CR self-confinement scenario, the waves are generated by the CR gyro-resonant…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-23 Xiaochen Sun , Xue-Ning Bai , Xihui Zhao

Aims. Forbush decrease (FD) is a transient decrease followed by a gradual recovery in the observed galactic cosmic ray intensity. We seek to understand the relationship between the FDs and near-Earth interplanetary magnetic field (IMF)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-29 K. P. Arunbabu , H. M. Antia , S. R. Dugad , S. K. Gupta , Y. Hayashi , S. Kawakami , P. K. Mohanty , A. Oshima , P. Subramanian