Radiation Environment Detected by a Proportional Counter in Earth Orbit
Abstract
We present the measured cosmic ray- and electron-induced background detected by a proportional counter in Earth orbit. The data were obtained by the Hard X-ray Experiment on board the Astronomical Netherlands Satellite. The data are presented as a function of satellite position above the Earth, i.e. geographical longitude and latitude, with the altitude varying between 200 and 1100 km.
- Publication:
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Moon and Planets
- Pub Date:
- February 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00896697
- Bibcode:
- 1978M&P....18...41P
- Keywords:
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- Background Radiation;
- Cosmic Rays;
- Electron Flux Density;
- Proportional Counters;
- Satellite Observation;
- Aerospace Environments;
- Astronomical Netherlands Satellite;
- Electron Energy;
- Radiation Distribution;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- Space Radiation