Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Abstract
Measurements from several cosmic-ray air shower experiments reveal that the anisotropy of TeV cosmic-ray flux does not agree with a dipole pattern commonly expected from the Compton–Getting effect or from the diffusion of cosmic rays in Galactic magnetic fields. TeV cosmic-ray anisotropy maps often show fine features, some of which are slightly time-dependent. Because the size of the heliosphere is larger than the gyroradius of TeV cosmic rays in the interstellar magnetic field, the electric and magnetic fields of the heliosphere may distort the pattern of cosmic-ray anisotropy that one would see in the local interstellar medium without the presence of the heliosphere. We have developed a method of mapping cosmic-ray anisotropy using Liouville’s theorem. In this paper, we show how to use cosmic-ray anisotropy features to determine the direction of the local interstellar magnetic field, the hydrogen deflection plane, the size and shape of the heliotail, and the geometry of the heliosphere bow wave.
DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/767/1/012027
Publication Date
2016
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Ming and Pogorelov, Nikolai, "The Heliosphere as Seen in TeV Cosmic Rays" (2016). Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications. 661.
https://repository.fit.edu/apss_faculty/661