Influence of the terrestrial magnetic field geometry on the cutoff rigidity of cosmic ray particles

Studies of the propagation of charged energetic particles in the Earth's magnetic field go back to Carl Størmer. In the end, his investigations finally lead to the definition of the so-called cutoff rigidity <i>R</i><sub>C</sub>; that is, the minimum momentum per char...

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Main Authors: K. Herbst, A. Kopp, B. Heber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/31/1637/2013/angeo-31-1637-2013.pdf