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arxiv: 1708.02315 · v1 · pith:XJNUXR6Jnew · submitted 2017-08-07 · ⚛️ physics.space-ph

A Galactic Cosmic Ray Electron Intensity Increase of a factor of up to 100 At Energies between 3 and 50 MeV in the Heliosheath between the Termination Shock and the Heliopause Due to Solar Modulation As Measured by Voyager 1

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keywords heliosheathmodulationcorrectedelectronelectronsenergiesgalacticbackground
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We have derived background corrected intensities of 3-50 MeV galactic electrons observed by Voyager 1 as it passes through the heliosheath from 95 to 122 AU. The overall intensity change of the background corrected data from the inner to the outer boundary of the heliosheath is a maximum of a factor ~100 at 15 MeV. At lower energies this fractional change becomes less and the corrected electron spectra in the heliosheath becomes progressively steeper, reaching values ~ -2.5 for the spectral index just outside of the termination shock. At higher energies the spectra of electrons has an exponent changing from the negative LIS spectral index of -1.3 to values approaching zero in the heliosheath as a result of the solar modulation of the galactic electron component. The large modulation effects observed below ~100 MV are possible evidence for enhanced diffusion as part of the modulation process for electrons in the heliosheath.

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