Ionization in the atmosphere, comparison between measurements and simulations

Autor:	Sloan, T., Bazilevskaya, G. A., Makhmutov, V. S., Stozhkov, Y. I., Svirzhevskaya, A. K., Svirzhevsky, N. S.
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Physics - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.5194/astra-7-29-2011
Popis:	A survey of the data on measured particle fluxes and the rate of ionization in the atmosphere is presented. Measurements as a function of altitude, time and cut-off rigidity are compared with simulations of particle production from cosmic rays. The simulations generally give a reasonable representation of the data. However, some discrepancies are found. The solar modulation of the particle fluxes is measured and found to be a factor 2.7$\pm$0.8 greater than that observed for muons alone near sea level. Comment: Accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Science Transactions. Typographical errors fixed
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.0250 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv