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Anomalous Cosmic Rays

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Cosmic Rays in the Heliosphere

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We review the observed properties of anomalous cosmic rays and the present status of our knowledge of the processes by which they originate. We compiled a comprehensive set of ACR energy spectral data from various spacecraft throughout the heliosphere during the passes of Ulysses over the poles of the Sun and present first results of a detailed modeling effort. In several contributions, we discuss the questions of injection and possible pre-acceleration of pickup ions, summarize new observations on the ionic charge composition, and present new results on the composition of minor ions in ACRs.

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Klecker, B. et al. (1998). Anomalous Cosmic Rays. In: Fisk, L.A., Jokipii, J.R., Simnett, G.M., von Steiger, R., Wenzel, KP. (eds) Cosmic Rays in the Heliosphere. Space Sciences Series of ISSI, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1189-0_18

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