Cosmic electron spectra by the Voyager instruments and the Galactic electrostatic field

TL;DR

This paper analyzes cosmic electron spectra measured by Voyager, revealing a surprising electron-to-proton flux ratio at low energies that supports the presence of a galactic electrostatic field and examines solar system charge balance.

Contribution

It introduces calculations of the galactic electrostatic field based on Voyager electron data and assesses the solar system's electric charge balance for the first time.

Findings

Electron-to-proton flux ratio of 50-100 below 50 MeV

Evidence supporting a pervasive galactic electrostatic field

Electric charge balance in the solar system analyzed

Abstract

The Voyager spacecrafts have been measuring since 2012 the rates of electron and nuclei of the cosmic radiation beyond the solar cavity at a distance of more than $10^{13}$ $meters$ from the Earth. A record of unique and notable findings have been reported and, among them, the electron-to-proton flux ratio of 50 to 100 below energies of $50$ $MeV$. This ratio is thoroughly opposite of that of 0.01 measured at higher energies in the range 10 $GeV$ to 10 $TeV$. The difference amounts to four orders of magnitude. Arguments and calculations to show how this surprising and fundamental ratio lends support to the empirical evidence of the ubiquitous electrostatic field in the Milky Way Galaxy are presented. In other respects this paper examines and calculates, for the first time, the electric charge balance in the solar system delimited by the $termination$ $shock$ of the solar wind.