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Corotating Particle Events

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The corotating particle events give us a unique opportunity to probe the three-dimensional structures of the heliosphere. This is especially true if we have observations over a period of extreme stability of the CIRs, such as existed over the recent solar minimum. We discuss how the observations fit into the context of current heliospheric magnetic field models. The energetic particle signatures of CIRs throughout the regions of the heliosphere covered by the deep-space missions are reviewed. The CIRs accelerate these particles and at the same time modulate both the high energy galactic cosmic rays and the anomalous cosmic rays.

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  1. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    G. M. Simnett

  2. Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Kiel, D-24118, Kiel, Germany

    H. Kunow & B. Heber

  3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bern, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland

    E. Flückiger

  4. Imperial College, London, SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom

    T. Horbury

  5. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ 85721, USA

    J. Kóta

  6. Center for Space Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    A. Lazarus

  7. Applied Physics Laboratory/, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, 20723, USA

    E. C. Roelof & R. B. Decker

  8. Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    J. A. Simpson & M. Zhang

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Simnett, G.M., Kunow, H., Flückiger, E. et al. Corotating Particle Events. Space Science Reviews 83, 215–258 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005027024848

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