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Thomson et al. 2001
Thomson, D.J., Lanzerotti, L.J., Maclennan, C.G., Heber, B., Kunow, H. and Gold, R.E. (2001). Coherence of charged particle oscillations in the heliosphere (ƒ ˜ 5 µHz): Implications for a solar modulation source. Journal of Geophysical Research 106: doi: 10.1029/2001JA000011. issn: 0148-0227.

Time series analysis of low-energy electron and high-energy proton cosmic ray fluxes, both measured on the Ulysses spacecraft, shows that they are quite coherent in some frequency bands in the energy range 0--6 &mgr;Hz, especially near 5 &mgr;Hz. Interplanetary particle fluxes with very different kinematic properties (e.g., gyrofrequencies) are modulated coherently in the heliosphere at discrete frequencies; one specific example discussed here has a period of ~2.2 days. The analyzed data span the interval January 1, 1993, to April 20, 1994, when Ulysses traveled between 22¿ and 60¿ south heliographic latitude and was ~4 AU from the Sun. Frequencies with high coherence appear to be associated either with solar rotation or with discrete solar modal frequencies. The frequency at 5.26 &mgr;Hz is tentatively identified as a zonal harmonic mode with l=2 and m=0. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union

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Interplanetary Physics, Cosmic rays, Interplanetary Physics, Energetic particles, planetary, Interplanetary Physics, Energetic particles, solar
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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