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The HelMod Monte Carlo Model for the Propagation of Cosmic Rays in Heliosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2018

Matteo J. Boschini
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it Cineca, Segrate, Italy
Stefano Della Torre
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it
Massimo Gervasi
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
Davide Grandi
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
Giuseppe La Vacca
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
Simonetta Pensotti
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
Pier Giorgio Rancoita
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it
Davide Rozza
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
Mauro Tacconi
Affiliation:
INFN Sezione di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy email: stefano.dellatorre@mib.infn.it Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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The heliospheric modulation model HelMod solves the transport-equation for Galactic Cosmic Ray propagation through the heliosphere down to Earth. It is based on a 2-D Monte Carlo approach that includes a general description of the symmetric and antisymmetric parts of the diffusion tensor, thus properly treating the particle drift effects as well as convection within the solar wind and adiabatic energy loss. The model was tuned in order to fit 1) the data observed outside the ecliptic plane at several distances from the Earth and 2) the spectra observed near the Earth for both, high and low solar activity periods. Great importance was given to description of polar regions of the heliosphere. We present the flux for protons, antiprotons and helium nuclei computed for solar cycle 23-24 in comparison with experimental observations and prediction for the full solar cycle 24.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2018 

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