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Mechanism for Cosmic Ray Modulation

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IT is commonly believed that the basic mechanism responsible for the 11 yr solar cycle variation in cosmic ray intensity is well understood. We wish to show that on present evidence there is still a major puzzle concerning the dynamics of the process.

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  1. Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, SW7

    TITUS MATHEWS, JOHN QUENBY & JOHN SEAR

  2. Physics Department, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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MATHEWS, T., QUENBY, J. & SEAR, J. Mechanism for Cosmic Ray Modulation. Nature 229, 246–247 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229246a0

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