We have used the large collecting area of the Voyager telescopes to obtain greatly improved statistics on the elemental composition of quiet time low energy cosmic rays above ~3MeV/nuc. Three quiet time
periods totaling 115 days between August, 1977 and February, 1978 are
used. These quiet times are further subdivided into still quieter
periods totaling 47 days. At low energies, the most prominent feature
is the anomalous component which has a peak intensity at ~6 MeV/nuc.
It is observed most prominently for N, 0 and Ne nuclei, but we believe
it has been identified for the first time for C, Mg and Si nuclei as
well at a much lower intensity level. This component undergoes strong
solar modulation effects, and also for 0 nuclei at least, shows 27 day
enhancements associated with enhanced intensities of ~0.5 MeV proton