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http://dx.doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2018.35.4.219

Solar Cyclic Modulation of Diurnal Variation in Cosmic Ray Intensity  

Park, Eun Ho (Department of Earth Science Education, Chonnam National University)
Jung, Jongil (Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University)
Oh, Suyeon (Department of Earth Science Education, Chonnam National University)
Evenson, Paul (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware)
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Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences / v.35, no.4, 2018 , pp. 219-225 More about this Journal
Abstract
Cosmic rays are ions that move at relativistic speeds. They generate secondary cosmic rays by successive collisions with atmospheric particles, and then, the secondary particles reach the ground. The secondary particles are mainly neutrons and muons, and the neutrons are observed by the ground neutron monitor. This study compared the diurnal variation in cosmic ray intensity obtained via harmonic analysis and that obtained through the pile-up method, which was examined in a previous study. In addition, we analyzed the maximum phase of the diurnal variation using four neutron monitors with a cutoff rigidity below approximately 6 GV, located at similar longitudes to the Oulu and Rome neutron monitors. Expanding the data of solar cycles 20-24, we examined the time of the maximum cosmic ray intensity, that is, the maximum phase regarding the solar cyclic modulation. During solar cycles 20-24, the maximum phase derived by harmonic analysis showed no significant difference with that derived by the pile-up method. Thus, the pile-up method, a relatively straightforward process to analyze diurnal variation, could replace the complex harmonic analysis. In addition, the maximum phase at six neutron monitors shows the 22-year cyclic variation very clearly. The maximum phase tends to appear earlier and increase the width of the variation in solar cycles as the cutoff rigidity increases.
Keywords
cosmic ray; diurnal variation; solar cycle; Neutron Monitor Database;
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