[ITAL]Wind[/ITAL] Observations of Anomalous Cosmic Rays from Solar Minimum to Maximum

Abstract

We report the first observation near Earth of the time behavior of anomalous cosmic-ray N, O, and Ne ions through the period surrounding the maximum of the solar cycle. These observations were made by the Wind spacecraft during the 1995-2002 period spanning times from solar minimum through solar maximum. Comparison of anomalous and Galactic cosmic rays provides a powerful tool for the study of the physics of solar modulation throughout the solar cycle.