Interplanetary Magnetic Flux Rope Observed at Ground Level by HAWC

S. Akiyama, R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, J. R. Angeles Camacho, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez, K. P. Arunbabu, D. Avila Rojas, H. A.Ayala Solares, E. Belmont-Moreno, K. S. Caballero-Mora, T. Capistrán, A. Carraminana, S. Casanova, P. Colin-Farias, U. Cotti, J. Cotzomi, E. De La Fuente, C. De León, R. Diaz Hernandez, C. EspinozaN. Fraija, A. Galván-Gámez, D. Garcia, J. A. García-González, F. Garfias, M. M. González, J. A. Goodman, J. P. Harding, B. Hona, D. Huang, F. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, P. Hüntemeyer, A. Iriarte, V. Joshi, D. Kieda, G. J. Kunde, A. Lara, H. León Vargas, G. Luis-Raya, K. Malone, J. Martínez-Castro, J. A. Matthews, P. Miranda-Romagnoli, E. Moreno, A. Nayerhoda, L. Nellen, M. Newbold, T. Niembro, T. Nieves-Chinchilla, R. Noriega-Papaqui, E. G. Pérez-Pérez, L. Preisser, C. D. Rho, J. Ryan, H. Salazar, F. Salesa Greus, A. Sandoval, R. W. Springer, I. Torres, F. Urena-Mena, L. Villasenor, A. Zepeda

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We report the ground-level detection of a Galactic cosmic-ray (GCR) flux enhancement lasting ∼17 hr and associated with the passage of a magnetic flux rope (MFR) over the Earth. The MFR was associated with a slow coronal mass ejection (CME) caused by the eruption of a filament on 2016 October 9. Due to the quiet conditions during the eruption and the lack of interactions during the interplanetary CME transport to the Earth, the associated MFR preserved its configuration and reached the Earth with a strong magnetic field, low density, and a very low turbulence level compared to local background, thus generating the ideal conditions to redirect and guide GCRs (in the ∼8-60 GV rigidity range) along the magnetic field of the MFR. An important negative B Z component inside the MFR caused large disturbances in the geomagnetic field and a relatively strong geomagnetic storm. However, these disturbances are not the main factors behind the GCR enhancement. Instead, we found that the major factor was the alignment between the MFR axis and the asymptotic direction of the observer.

Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículo73
PublicaciónAstrophysical Journal
Volumen905
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 10 dic. 2020

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