A Hitch-hiker's Guide to stochastic differential equations: solution methods for energetic particle transport in space physics and astrophysics

RDT Strauss, F Effenberger - Space Science Reviews, 2017 - Springer
In this review, an overview of the recent history of stochastic differential equations (SDEs) in
application to particle transport problems in space physics and astrophysics is given. The …

Galactic cosmic rays throughout the heliosphere and in the very local interstellar medium

JS Rankin, V Bindi, AM Bykov, AC Cummings… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
We review recent observations and modeling developments on the subject of galactic
cosmic rays through the heliosphere and in the Very Local Interstellar Medium, emphasizing …

Galactic cosmic rays in the local interstellar medium: Voyager 1 observations and model results

AC Cummings, EC Stone, BC Heikkila… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT Since 2012 August Voyager 1 has been observing the local interstellar energy
spectra of Galactic cosmic-ray nuclei down to 3 MeV nuc− 1 and electrons down to 2.7 MeV …

Heliosheath processes and the structure of the heliopause: modeling energetic particles, cosmic rays, and magnetic fields

NV Pogorelov, H Fichtner, A Czechowski… - Space science …, 2017 - Springer
This paper summarizes the results obtained by the team “Heliosheath Processes and the
Structure of the Heliopause: Modeling Energetic Particles, Cosmic Rays, and Magnetic …

Solar modulation of the local interstellar spectrum with Voyager 1, AMS-02, PAMELA, and BESS

C Corti, V Bindi, C Consolandi… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent years, the increasing precision of direct cosmic rays measurements opened the
door to high-sensitivity indirect searches of dark matter and to more accurate predictions for …

The global modulation of cosmic rays during a quiet heliosphere: A modeling perspective

MS Potgieter - Advances in Space Research, 2017 - Elsevier
A perspective is given of the solar modulation of galactic cosmic rays in the heliosphere
during the extraordinary quiet solar minimum period from 2006 to 2009. This is done in the …

Non-parametric determination of H and He interstellar fluxes from cosmic-ray data

A Ghelfi, F Barao, L Derome, D Maurin - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. Top-of-atmosphere (TOA) cosmic-ray (CR) fluxes from satellites and balloon-borne
experiments are snapshots of the solar activity imprinted on the interstellar (IS) fluxes. Given …

Non-axisymmetric perpendicular diffusion of charged particles and their transport across tangential magnetic discontinuities

RD Strauss, JA Le Roux, NE Engelbrecht… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the transport of charged particles across magnetic discontinuities, focusing
specifically on stream interfaces associated with co-rotating interaction regions in the solar …

Magnetic Trapping of Galactic Cosmic Rays in the Outer Heliosheath and Their Preferential Entry into the Heliosphere

V Florinski, JA Guzman, J Kleimann… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper examines the geometry of interstellar magnetic field lines close to the boundary
of the heliosphere in the direction of the unperturbed local interstellar magnetic field, where …

[HTML][HTML] Solar wind with Hydrogen Ion charge Exchange and Large-Scale Dynamics (SHIELD) DRIVE Science Center

M Opher, J Richardson, G Zank, V Florinski… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Most stars generate winds and move through the interstellar medium that surrounds them.
This movement creates a cocoon formed by the deflection of these winds that envelops and …