Physics of Earth’s Radiation Belts
| Autor: | Koskinen, Hannu E. J., Kilpua, Emilia K. J. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Earth's radiation belts
Van Allen belts charged particle motion in Earth’s magnetosphere sources and losses of radiation belt particles whistler mode chorus plasmaspheric hiss electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves wave-particle interactions Pc5 waves open access bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics::PHV Applied physics::PHVG Geophysics bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics::PHF Materials / States of matter::PHFP Plasma physics bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PG Astronomy space & time bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology engineering agriculture::TR Transport technology & trades::TRP Aerospace & aviation technology bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences geography environment planning::RB Earth sciences |
| Druh dokumentu: | book |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-82167-8 |
| Popis: | This open access book serves as textbook on the physics of the radiation belts surrounding the Earth. Discovered in 1958 the famous Van Allen Radiation belts were among the first scientific discoveries of the Space Age. Throughout the following decades the belts have been under intensive investigation motivated by the risks of radiation hazards they expose to electronics and humans on spacecraft in the Earth’s inner magnetosphere. This textbook teaches the field from basic theory of particles and plasmas to observations which culminated in the highly successful Van Allen Probes Mission of NASA in 2012-2019. Using numerous data examples the authors explain the relevant concepts and theoretical background of the extremely complex radiation belt region, with the emphasis on giving a comprehensive and coherent understanding of physical processes affecting the dynamics of the belts. The target audience are doctoral students and young researchers who wish to learn about the physical processes underlying the acceleration, transport and loss of the radiation belt particles in the perspective of the state-of-the-art observations. |
| Databáze: | OAPEN Library |
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