GCR flux 9-day variations with LISA Pathfinder

C. Grimani, S. Benella, M. Fabi, N. Finetti, D. Telloni

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Abstract

Galactic cosmic-ray (GCR) energy spectra in the heliosphere vary on the basis of the level of solar activity, the status of solar polarity and interplanetary transient magnetic structures of solar origin. A high counting rate particle detector (PD) aboard LISA Pathfinder (LPF) allows for the measurement of galactic cosmic-ray and solar energetic particle (SEP) integral fluxes at energies > 70 MeV n-1 up to 6500 counts s-1. Data are gathered with a sampling time of 15 s. A study of GCR flux depressions associated with the third harmonic of the Sun rotation period (∼ 9 days) is presented here.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012037
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume840
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event11th International LISA Symposium - Zurich, Switzerland
Duration: 5 Sept 20169 Sept 2016

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