Galactic cosmic rays on extrasolar Earth-like planets - I. Cosmic ray flux

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A&A, 581 (2015) A44

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Table 1

Parameters for the different planetary configurations.

Parameter	Value

M_⋆ [M_⊙]	0.5^†
R_⋆ [R_⊙]	0.46^†
t _⋆	4.6 Gyr^‡
d [AU]	0.2^†
M_p [M_⊕]	1.0
R_p [R_⊕]	1.0
ℳ	0.0 ℳ_⊕ ≤ ℳ ≤ 10.0 ℳ_⊕
E	16 MeV ≤ E ≤ 524 GeV

Notes. M_⋆: stellar mass, R_⋆: stellar radius, t_⋆: stellar age, d: planetary orbital distance, M_p: planetary mass, R_p: planetary radius, ℳ: planetary magnetic moment, E: particle energy.

^(†)

These values have previously been shown to have little influence on cosmic-ray shielding (see text).

^(‡)

This value has previously been shown to have some influence on cosmic-ray shielding (see text).

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