Solar cosmic rays /

The book summarizes the results of solar cosmic-ray (SCR) investigations since 1942. The present monograph, unlike the reviews published earlier, treats the problem in self-contained form, in all its associations - from fundamental astrophysical aspects to geophysical and astronautical applications....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miroshnichenko, L. I. (Leontiĭ Ivanovich)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston, MA : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
Series:Astrophysics and space science library ; volume 260.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Solar cosmic rays-object and tool for space research
  • Observational features and databases of solar cosmic rays
  • Energetic particles and high-energy solar phenomena
  • Solar cosmic rays at high energies
  • Particle acceleration at the sun
  • Interactions of accelerated particles with the solar atmosphere
  • Acceleration and release of particles from the corona
  • Solar cosmic rays in the interplanetary space
  • Spectrum of solar cosmic rays near the earth
  • Solar cosmic rays in the geosphere
  • Energetic solar particles and radiation hazard in space
  • Prediction based on precursor information
  • Summary and conclusions: problems and prospects.