Published 1990 | Version Published
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Cosmic Ray Perpendicular Diffusion Coefficient and Drift Velocity Calculated from Pioneer/Voyager Observations

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The radial and latitudinal gradients measured by the Pioneer 10 and Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, reported by Cummings and Stone (1990), provide a unique opportunity to calculate the cosmic ray perpendicular diffusion coefficient and drift velocity.

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© Organizing Committee of the 21st Int. Cosmic Ray Conference. Provided by the NASA Astrophysics Data System. I gratefully acknowledge stimulating discussions with A.C. Cummings and E.C. Stone, a.s well as the computational and technical assistance of KR. Lim. This work was supported in part by NASA under contract NAS-7-918 and grant NGR-05-002-160.

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