A Unified Charge-Dependent Modulation Model for AMS-02 Proton and Antiproton Fluxes during Solar Minimum
Abstract
We develop a unified charge-dependent solar modulation model by solving the three-dimensional Parker transport equation, incorporating a realistic wavy heliospheric current sheet to treat drift effects self-consistently. Using a local interstellar spectrum from GALPROP constrained by Voyager data, we fit the model to time-resolved proton and antiproton fluxes measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02 (AMS-02) from May 2011 to June 2022, excluding the heliospheric magnetic field (HMF) polarity-reversal epoch (mid-2012 to early 2015). To enable rapid parameter scans, we employ neural-network-based surrogate models to compute propagation and modulation matrices efficiently. The results demonstrate that the model simultaneously describes the observed proton and antiproton fluxes with physically reasonable parameters, providing a unified account of charge-dependent modulation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint