Ground level observations of relativistic solar particles on Oct 29th, 2015: Is it a new GLE on the current solar cycle?

• Main Authors: Augusto, C. R. A., Navia, C. E., de Oliveira, M. N., Nepomuceno, A. A., Fauth, A. C.
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2016
• Subjects: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics astro-ph.SR; FOS Physical sciences; South Pole; Sharp Peak; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1603.08863; https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.08863

On Oct. 29th, 2015, the Earth crossed through a fold in the heliospheric current sheet. This is called a "solar sector boundary crossing". Under this circumstances, a large coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred at 2:24 UT, behind the west limb on the sun. Therefore, the boundary crossing oc...