Cosmogenic radiocarbon as a means of studying solar activity in the past |
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| Authors: | G E Kocharov M G Ogurtsov S L Tsereteli |
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| Institution: | (1) Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Politekhnicheskaya 26, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia;(2) Tbilisi State University, pr. Chavchavadze 1, Tbilis, 380028, Georgia |
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| Abstract: | A series of yearly data on the concentration of radioactive carbon 14C in tree rings measured at the Tbilisi State University in 1983–1986 and covering the time interval 1600–1940 is statistically analyzed. We find evidence for a 22-year cyclicity in the intensity of Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) during the Maunder minimum of the solar activity (1645–1715), testifying that the solar dynamo mechanism continued to operate during this epoch. Variations of Δ14C on timescales of tens and hundreds of years correlate well with the corresponding variations of the GCR intensity and solar activity, making radiocarbon a reliable source of information on long-timescale variations of solar activity in the past. Short-timescale (<30 years) fluctuations of Δ14C may be appreciably distorted by time variations not associated directly with solar activity; probable origins of this distortion are discussed. |
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