The physical processes responsible for transient cosmic-ray decreases have been investigated for two types of interplanetary shock events associated with helium enhancement (He-shocks) and those not associated with helium enhancement (non-He-shocks). The Calgary cosmic-ray neutron monitor data and t
Types of interplanetary shocks and forbush decreases
β Scribed by Badruddin; D. Venkatesan; A. G. Ananth
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Volume
- 134
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0038-0938
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β¦ Synopsis
Two types of interplanetary shocks have been identified and classified into two groups, those associated with a helium-enhancement and those not associated with any helium-enhancement. The cosmicray intensity decreases at Calgary neutron monitor are studied with respect to the arrival time of the two groups of shocks. The observations show that large Forbush decreases are caused by shocks associated with the helium-enhancement; and those not associated with He shocks show comparatively a small decrease in cosmic-ray intensity.
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