A survey of the features of $^3\mathrm{He}$-rich and heavy-ion-rich solar cosmic rays composition

V. V. Avdonin

Učënye zapiski Kazanskogo universiteta. Seriâ Fiziko-matematičeskie nauki, Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta. Seriya Fiziko-Matematicheskie Nauki, Tome 153 (2011) no. 1, pp. 101-108

Résumé

The article deals with the main features of solar cosmic rays composition. Attention is primarily given to the elemental, ionic and isotopic composition of $^3\mathrm{He}$-rich and $\mathrm{Fe}$-rich solar cosmic rays. It is concluded that all proposed theoretical models do not provide a very good fit to observable experimental data.

Détail

Keywords: solar cosmic rays, enrichment factor, isotopic composition, charge states, ultraheavy elements.
Mots-clés : elemental composition

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