Shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun near maximum or at the declining phase of solar activity

M. Amenomori; B. Z. Dai; L. K. Ding; Z. Y. Feng; K. Hibino; N. Hotta; Q. Huang; A. X. Huo; H. Y. Jia; F. Kajino; K. Kasahara; Labaciren; S. M. Liu; D. M. Mei; L. Meng; X. R. Meng; K. Mizutani; J. Mu; H. Nanjo; M. Nishizawa; M. Ohnishi; I. Ohta; T. Ouchi; J. R. Ren; To Saito; M. Sakata; Z. Z. Shi; M. Shibata; A. Shiomi; T. Shirai; H. Sugimoto; K. Taira; Y. H. Tan; N. Tateyama; Shoji Torii; H. Wang; Y. Yamamoto; G. C. Yu; P. Yuan; T. Yuda; C. S. Zhang; H. M. Zhang; Zhasang; Zhaxiciren; W. D. Zhou

Shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun near maximum or at the declining phase of solar activity

M. Amenomori^*, B. Z. Dai, L. K. Ding, Z. Y. Feng, K. Hibino, N. Hotta, Q. Huang, A. X. Huo, H. Y. Jia, F. Kajino, K. Kasahara, Labaciren, S. M. Liu, D. M. Mei, L. Meng, X. R. Meng, K. Mizutani, J. Mu, H. Nanjo, M. NishizawaM. Ohnishi, I. Ohta, T. Ouchi, J. R. Ren, To Saito, M. Sakata, Z. Z. Shi, M. Shibata, A. Shiomi, T. Shirai, H. Sugimoto, K. Taira, Y. H. Tan, N. Tateyama, Shoji Torii, H. Wang, Y. Yamamoto, G. C. Yu, P. Yuan, T. Yuda, C. S. Zhang, H. M. Zhang, Zhasang, Zhaxiciren, W. D. Zhou

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Abstract

The shadows of the Sun and Moon have been detected in the ID TeV cosmic-ray flux by the Tibet air shower array at an altitude of 4300 m above sea level. The observation covers the period 1990 June-1993 October, which almost coincides with a near-maximum and decreasing phase of the latest solar activity cycle. Using the data obtained in this period, we examined a yearly variation of the Sun's shadow, and found for the first time that the position of the Sun's shadow changed considerably every year with the phase of the solar activity. A different variation of the Sun's shadow was also found between the "away" and "toward" sectors of the interplanetary magnetic field. These results seem to suggest a causal relation between the shadow's movement and the changing inclination of the helio-spheric current sheet of the large-scale magnetic field. Further observation with higher statistics will provide a new clue to obtain direct information on the relation between a time variation of the large-scale structure of the solar and interplanetary magnetic fields and the phase of the solar activity cycle.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	954-958
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	464
Issue number	2 PART I
Publication status	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cosmic rays
Interplanetary medium
Magnetic fields
Solar wind
Solar-terrestrial relations

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Space and Planetary Science

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Amenomori, M., Dai, B. Z., Ding, L. K., Feng, Z. Y., Hibino, K., Hotta, N., Huang, Q., Huo, A. X., Jia, H. Y., Kajino, F., Kasahara, K., Labaciren, Liu, S. M., Mei, D. M., Meng, L., Meng, X. R., Mizutani, K., Mu, J., Nanjo, H., ... Zhou, W. D. (1996). Shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun near maximum or at the declining phase of solar activity. Astrophysical Journal, 464(2 PART I), 954-958.

Shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun near maximum or at the declining phase of solar activity. / Amenomori, M.; Dai, B. Z.; Ding, L. K.; Feng, Z. Y.; Hibino, K.; Hotta, N.; Huang, Q.; Huo, A. X.; Jia, H. Y.; Kajino, F.; Kasahara, K.; Labaciren; Liu, S. M.; Mei, D. M.; Meng, L.; Meng, X. R.; Mizutani, K.; Mu, J.; Nanjo, H.; Nishizawa, M.; Ohnishi, M.; Ohta, I.; Ouchi, T.; Ren, J. R.; Saito, To; Sakata, M.; Shi, Z. Z.; Shibata, M.; Shiomi, A.; Shirai, T.; Sugimoto, H.; Taira, K.; Tan, Y. H.; Tateyama, N.; Torii, Shoji; Wang, H.; Yamamoto, Y.; Yu, G. C.; Yuan, P.; Yuda, T.; Zhang, C. S.; Zhang, H. M.; Zhasang; Zhaxiciren; Zhou, W. D.

In: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 464, No. 2 PART I, 1996, p. 954-958.

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Amenomori, M, Dai, BZ, Ding, LK, Feng, ZY, Hibino, K, Hotta, N, Huang, Q, Huo, AX, Jia, HY, Kajino, F, Kasahara, K, Labaciren, Liu, SM, Mei, DM, Meng, L, Meng, XR, Mizutani, K, Mu, J, Nanjo, H, Nishizawa, M, Ohnishi, M, Ohta, I, Ouchi, T, Ren, JR, Saito, T, Sakata, M, Shi, ZZ, Shibata, M, Shiomi, A, Shirai, T, Sugimoto, H, Taira, K, Tan, YH, Tateyama, N, Torii, S, Wang, H, Yamamoto, Y, Yu, GC, Yuan, P, Yuda, T, Zhang, CS, Zhang, HM, Zhasang, Zhaxiciren & Zhou, WD 1996, 'Shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun near maximum or at the declining phase of solar activity', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 464, no. 2 PART I, pp. 954-958.

Amenomori, M. ; Dai, B. Z. ; Ding, L. K. ; Feng, Z. Y. ; Hibino, K. ; Hotta, N. ; Huang, Q. ; Huo, A. X. ; Jia, H. Y. ; Kajino, F. ; Kasahara, K. ; Labaciren ; Liu, S. M. ; Mei, D. M. ; Meng, L. ; Meng, X. R. ; Mizutani, K. ; Mu, J. ; Nanjo, H. ; Nishizawa, M. ; Ohnishi, M. ; Ohta, I. ; Ouchi, T. ; Ren, J. R. ; Saito, To ; Sakata, M. ; Shi, Z. Z. ; Shibata, M. ; Shiomi, A. ; Shirai, T. ; Sugimoto, H. ; Taira, K. ; Tan, Y. H. ; Tateyama, N. ; Torii, Shoji ; Wang, H. ; Yamamoto, Y. ; Yu, G. C. ; Yuan, P. ; Yuda, T. ; Zhang, C. S. ; Zhang, H. M. ; Zhasang ; Zhaxiciren ; Zhou, W. D. / Shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun near maximum or at the declining phase of solar activity. In: Astrophysical Journal. 1996 ; Vol. 464, No. 2 PART I. pp. 954-958.

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