[Valdes-Galicia 1988 a]

Pitch angle scattering of solar particles.
Comparison of `particle' and `field' approach.
I. Strong scattering

J. F. Valdes-Galicia, G. Wibberenz, G. Green, J. J. Quenby and X. Moussas.
Pitch angle scattering of solar particles - Comparison of `particle' and `field' approach. - I. Strong scattering.
Solar Physics, 117, 135-156. 1988


Contents

The pitch angle scattering of 100 MeV protons by IMF fluctuations are investigated using three methods: the QLT approach, the field approach, and the particle approach. By way of illustration, an analysis is made of the solar particle event on April 11, 1978, observed by Helios 2 at a radial distance of 0.49 AU from the sun. Results on the pitch angle scattering diffusion coefficients and the associated mean free paths are compared.


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