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most citedDoes Local Structure Within Shock-sheath and Magnetic Cloud Affect Cosmic Ray Decrease?

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24 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

Evidence of energy conversion in weakly collisional plasma during an interplanetary coronal mass ejection

Omkar Dhamane, Anil Raghav, Simone Benella +14

Intervals of enhanced turbulent fluctuations are typically less frequent within the magnetic cloud region of an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME). We investigate two such…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 5 cited

Pinching of ICME Flux Rope: Unprecedented Multipoint Observations of Internal Magnetic Reconnection during Gannon's Superstorm

Shibotosh Biswas, Ankush Bhaskar, Anil Raghav +4

The extreme solar storm of May 10, 2024, during the 25th solar cycle, which recorded a symmetric H component index (Sym-H) reaching -500 nT, was the strongest since the 2003 Hallow…

astro-ph.SR2025

Magnetic Moment-Field Interactions, A Universal Mechanism for Particle Energization

Anil Raghav, Ajay Kumar, Mariyam Karari +4

Magnetic reconnection is a pivotal mechanisms in the energization and heating of cosmic plasmas, yet the exact process of energy transfer during these events remain elusive. Tradit…

physics.space-ph2024

AuroraMag: Twin Explorer of Asymmetry in Aurora and Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Coupling

Ankush Bhaskar, Jayadev Pradeep, Shyama Narendranath +10

In the present-day context, small satellites and their constellations consisting of varying sizes (nano, micro, pico satellites) are being favored for remote sensing and in situ pr…

physics.space-ph2023★ 4 cited

Quasi-planar ICME sheath: a cause of first two-step extreme geomagnetic storm of 25th solar cycle observed on 23 April 2023

Kalpesh Ghag, Anil Raghav, Ankush Bhaskar +5

Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) are prominent drivers of space weather disturbances and mainly lead to intense or extreme geomagnetic storms. The reported studies sug…

astro-ph.HE2023

Observational Validation of Cosmic Ray Acceleration Hypothesis

Anil Raghav, Kalpesh Ghag, Omkar Dhamane +3

Despite centuries of rigorous theoretical and observational research, the origin and acceleration mechanism of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) remain a mystery. In 1949, Fermi proposed…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 9 cited

First analysis of in-situ observation of surface Alfvén waves in ICME flux rope

Anil Raghav, Omkar Dhamane, Zubair Shaikh +8

Alfvén waves (AWs) are inevitable in space and astrophysical plasma. Their crucial role in various physical processes, occurring in plasma, has triggered intense research in solar-…

physics.space-ph2022

Distinct polytropic behavior of plasma during ICME-HSS Interaction

Kalpesh Ghag, Anil Raghav, Zubair Shaikh +3

Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) and High Speed Streams (HSSs) are noteworthy drivers of disturbance of interplanetary space. Interaction between them can cause severa…

astro-ph.SR2022

In-situ Observation Of Alfv'en Waves In Icme Shock-Sheath Indicates Existence Of Alfv'enic Turbulence

Anil Raghav, Zubair Shaikh, Omkar Dhamane +3

The dynamic evolution of coronal mass ejection (CME) in interplanetary space generates highly turbulent, compressed, and heated shock-sheath. This region furnishes a unique environ…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 11 cited

Observation of Alfven wave in ICME-HSS interaction region

Omkar Dhamane, Anil Raghav, Zubair Shaikh +7

The Alfvén wave (AW) is the most common fluctuation present within the emitted solar wind from the Sun. Moreover, the interaction between interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME…

physics.space-ph2021

The role of extreme geomagnetic storms in the Forbush decrease profile

Anil Raghav, Prathmesh Tari, Kalpesh Ghag +7

The Forbush decrease (FD) and Geomagnetic storm (GS) are the two distinct space weather events having common causing agents like interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) or coro…

astro-ph.SR2020

The Solar Enigma Decoding the Mystery of the Hot Corona and Solar Wind Acceleration

Anil Narayan Raghav

The Sun's corona, heated to temperatures exceeding one million Kelvin despite lying above the cooler photosphere, has puzzled astrophysicists since its discovery in the 1940s. Prev…

physics.ao-ph2019★ 8 cited

Causes of the Diurnal Variation observed in -ray Spectrum using NaI (Tl) Detector

Gauri Datar, Geeta Vichare, C. Selvaraj +2

Present paper studies the -ray spectrum observed using NaI(Tl) scintillation detector over a year. The paper reports the presence of a distinct diurnal pattern in the total numb…

physics.space-ph2018★ 27 cited

Torsional Alfven wave embedded ICME magnetic cloud and corresponding geomagnetic storm

Anil N. Raghav, Ankita Kule, Ankush Bhaskar +3

The energy transfer during the interaction of large-scale solar wind structure and the Earth's magnetosphere is the chronic issue in space-weather studies. To understand this, rese…

physics.space-ph2018★ 13 cited

Does the Alfvén wave disrupt the large-scale magnetic cloud structure?

Anil N. Raghav, Ankita Kule

Alfvén waves are primal and pervasive in space plasmas and significantly contributes to microscale fluctuations in the solar wind and some heliospheric processes. Here, we demonstr…

physics.space-ph2018

The first observable in-situ evidence of Alfvenic turbulence in shock-sheath

Anil N. Raghav, Zubair I. Shaikh

The dynamic evolution of coronal mass ejection (CME) in interplanetary space generates highly turbulent, compressed and heated shock-sheath. This region furnishes a unique environm…

physics.space-ph2017★ 26 cited

The first in-situ observation of torsional Alfven waves during the interaction of large-scale magnetic clouds

Anil Raghav, Ankita Kule

The large-scale magnetic cloud such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is the fundamental driver of the space weather. The interaction of the multiple CMEs in interplanetary space af…

physics.space-ph2016★ 27 cited

Presence of Turbulent and Ordered Local Structure within ICME shock-sheath and its Contribution in Forbush decrease

Zubair Shaikh, Anil Raghav, Ankush Bhaskar

The transient interplanetary disturbances evoke short time cosmic ray flux decrease which is known as Forbush decrease. The traditional model and understanding of Forbush decrease…

physics.space-ph2016

Cosmic ray acceleration via magnetic reconnection of magnetic islands/flux-ropes

Anil Raghav, Zubair Shaikh

The dynamic processes of magnetic reconnection and turbulence cause magnetic islands/flux-ropes generation. The in-situ observations suggest that the coalescence or/and contraction…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 28 cited

Does Local Structure Within Shock-sheath and Magnetic Cloud Affect Cosmic Ray Decrease?

Anil Raghav, Zubair Shaikh, Ankush Bhaskar +2

The sudden short duration decrease in cosmic ray flux is known as Forbush decrease which is mainly caused by interplanetary disturbances. Generally accepted view is that the first…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 5 cited

Low energy secondary cosmic ray flux (gamma rays) monitoring and its constrains

Anil Raghav, Ankush Bhaskar, Virendra Yadav +1

Temporal variation of secondary cosmic rays (SCR) flux was measured during the several full and new moon and days close to them at Department of Physics, University of Mumbai, Mumb…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 28 cited

Understanding Forbush decrease drivers based on shock-only and CME-only models using global signature of February 14, 1978 event

Anil Raghav, Ankush Bhaskar, Ajay Lotekar +2

We have studied Forbush decrease (FD) event occurred on February 14, 1978 using 43 neutron monitor observatories to understand the global signature of FD. We have studied rigidity…

astro-ph.EP2014

Lunar eclipse induces disturbance in the lunar exosphere

Anil Raghav, Ankush Bhaskar, Virendra Yadav +3

Given the renewed scientific interest in lunar exploration missions, complete understanding of lunar near surface environment and its exosphere under different conditions is of par…

physics.space-ph2012★ 10 cited

Unexpected enhancement in secondary cosmic ray flux during the total lunar eclipse of December 10, 2011

Anil Raghav, Ankush Bhaskar, Virendra Yadav +17

Temporal variation of secondary cosmic rays (SCR) flux was measured during the total lunar eclipse on December 10, 2011 and the subsequent full moon on January 8, 2012. The measure…