Solar-Energetic Particles as a Probe of the Inner Heliosphere

In this dissertation, I explore the relationship between solar energetic particles (SEPs) and the interplanetary magnetic field, and I use observations of SEPs to probe the region of space between the Sun and the Earth. After an introduction of major concepts in heliospheric physics, describing som...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chollet, Eileen Emily
Other Authors: Giacalone, Joe
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195499