Published 1985 | Version v1
Report

Precision measurements of solar energetic particle elemental composition

Description

Using data from the Cosmic Ray Subsystem (CRS) aboard the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, solar energetic particle abundances or upper limits for all elements with 3 = Z = 30 from a combined set of 10 solar flares during the 1977 to 1982 time period were determined. Statistically meaningful abundances have been determined for the first time for several rare elements including P, Cl, K, Ti and Mn, while the precision of the mean abundances for the more abundant elements has been improved by typically a factor of approximately 3 over previously reported values

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Contributions to the 19th International Cosmic Ray Conference
Journal Page Range
vp.
Report number
NASA-CR--176060

Conference

Title
19. international cosmic ray conference.
Dates
11-23 Aug 1985.
Place
La Jolla, CA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17056699
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CHLORINE; ELEMENT ABUNDANCE; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOLAR FLARES; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM; VOYAGER SPACE PROBES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTS; HALOGENS; METALS; NONMETALS; QUANTITY RATIO; RADIATIONS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACE VEHICLES; STELLAR ACTIVITY; STELLAR FLARES; STELLAR RADIATION; TRANSITION ELEMENTS