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Ulysses Mission investigations, extending from pole-to-pole of the Sun and inner heliosphere in the period 1993-1996, have led to discoveries that will change dramatically models to account for the physical phenomena underlying the 26-day modulation of galactic cosmic rays and anomalous nuclear components and their propagation modes. These new findings also relate to the propagation of low energy nucleons and electrons accelerated by corotating interaction region shocks. Also included are some unpublished measurements that will need to be taken into account in any model for the 26-day modulation phenomena. This report is a brief summary of the principal results from the solar wind, magnetic field and charged particle investigations, and their alternate interpretations.
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Simpson, J. Recurrent Solar Modulation of the Galactic Cosmic Rays and the Anomalous Nuclear Component in Three Dimensions of the Heliosphere. Space Science Reviews 83, 7–19 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005055505768
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