Data of hourly interplanetary plasma (field magnitude, solar wind speed, and ion density), solar (sunspot number, solar radio flux), and geomagnetic indices (Kp, Ap) over the period 1970-2010, have been used to examine the asymmetry between the solar field north and south of the heliospheric current sheet (HCS). A persistent yearly north-south asymmetry of the field magnitude is clear over the considered period, and there is no magnetic solar cycle dependence. There is a weak N-S asymmetry in the averaged solar wind speed, exhibited well at times of maximum solar activities. The solar plasma is more dense north of the current sheet than south of it during the second negative solar polarity epoch (qA < 0). Moreover, the N -S asymmetry in solar activity (Rz) can be statistically highly significant. The sign of the average N -S asymmetry depends upon the solar magnetic polarity. The annual magnitudes of N -S asymmetry depend positively on the solar magnetic cycle. Most of the solar radio flux asymmetries occurred during the period of positive IMF polarity.
Borotellurite glasses with a composition [(60-X)TeO2-(20+X)B2O3-10Li2O-10Bi2O3] where x= 5-20 in steps of 5 mol% have been synthesized. Glass density, molar volume, oxygen packing density, and many other physical parameters were measured. UV-spectra in the wave length range (200-800) nm have been measured for the whole glass series. The optical energy band gap Eopt , refractive index, and optical basicity were measured. The mass absorption coefficients (μm) are determined experimentally by the HPGe detector and compared with the theoretical values obtained by XCOM program and MCNP5 simulation code within (0.121–1.408) MeV photon energy range. Half value layer (HVL), effective atomic number and electron density (Zeff and Neff), and macroscopic removal cross-section (∑R) were evaluated. The sample [55TeO2 – 25B2O3 – 10Bi2O3 – 10Li2O] possess the highest values of (μm = 1.192 ± 0.033 cm2/g, Zeff = 56.12 e/atom and ∑ R = 0.101499 cm-1) at energy 121 keV also lower values of (HVL = 0.121 cm, TVL = 0.1 cm and MFP = 0.174 cm) at photon energy 121 keV, therefore this sample considered the best gamma ray shielding material among the prepared glasses.
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