Observation of Complex Time Structures in the Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Fluxes with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, cilt.121, sa.5, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 121 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.051102
- Dergi Adı: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
We present high-statistics, precision measurements of the detailed time and energy dependence of the primary cosmic-ray electron flux and positron flux over 79 Bartels rotations from May 2011 to May 2017 in the energy range from 1 to 50 GeV. For the first time, the charge-sign dependent modulation during solar maximum has been investigated in detail by leptons alone. Based on 23.5 x 10(6) events, we report the observation of short-term structures on the timescale of months coincident in both the electron flux and the positron flux. These structures are not visible in the e(+)/e(-) flux ratio. The precision measurements across the solar polarity reversal show that the ratio exhibits a smooth transition over 830 +/- 30 days from one value to another. The midpoint of the transition shows an energy dependent delay relative to the reversal and changes by 260 +/- 30 days from 1 to 6 GeV.