We develop a simple diffusive model of the propagation of cosmic rays and the associated cosmic ray anisotropy due to cosmic ray streaming against the local interstellar flow. We show that the local plasma and field conditions sampled by IBEX provide characteristics that consistently explain TeV cosmic ray anisotropies. These results support models that place the interstellar magnetic field direction near the center of the IBEX ribbon.
We develop a simple diffusive model of the propagation of cosmic rays and the associated cosmic...
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, UK
G. Zank
University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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We develop a simple diffusive model of the propagation of cosmic rays and the associated cosmic ray anisotropy due to cosmic ray streaming against the local interstellar flow. We show that the local plasma and field conditions sampled by IBEX provide characteristics that consistently explain TeV cosmic ray anisotropies. These results support models that place the interstellar magnetic field direction near the center of the IBEX ribbon.
We develop a simple diffusive model of the propagation of cosmic rays and the associated cosmic...
