Narrow spikes in the selective precipitation of relativistic electrons at mid-latitudes
| Autor: | J. B. Reagan, E. E. Gaines, G. H. Nakano, W. L. Imhof |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
| Předmět: |
Atmospheric Science
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Population Soil Science Electron precipitation Electron Aquatic Science Scintillator Oceanography Spectral line Relativistic particle Geochemistry and Petrology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Nuclear Experiment education Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology Physics education.field_of_study Range (particle radiation) Ecology Spectrometer Paleontology Forestry Geophysics Space and Planetary Science Atomic physics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geophysical Research. 82:117-124 |
| ISSN: | 0148-0227 |
| DOI: | 10.1029/ja082i001p00117 |
| Popis: | Relativistic electron precipitation spikes were observed in the quasi-trapped population at midlatitudes by an array of electron detectors aboard the low-altitude polar-orbiting satellite 1972-076B. The fluxes of electrons of energies not less than 4 MeV may undergo pronounced enhancements, while the intensities of electrons in the few hundred keV range may not be significantly affected. Energy spectra and pitch angle distributions were measured over the energy range 160 keV to 2.4 MeV with a combination of three spectrometers. Fluxes of energetic electrons (greater than 4 MeV) were measured with high sensitivity in each of two large plastic scintillator anticoincidence counters surrounding a germanium spectrometer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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