High-energy electrons and positrons in the earth's radiation belt.
Abstract
Fluxes of electrons and positrons with energies ranging from of 30 to 150 MeV in the radiation belt in the region of the Brazilian anomaly at a height of 350 km were measured with the Mariia magnetic scintillation spectrometer on the Salyut-7/Soyuz T-13/Cosmos-1669 complex. It is shown that the main portion of the measured flux is geomagnetically trapped radiation. Particle charge measurements show that this radiation component consists almost entirely of electrons. The energy spectrum of the particles investigated is presented.
- Publication:
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Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
- Pub Date:
- June 1987
- Bibcode:
- 1987Ge&Ae..27..492V
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Electrons;
- Positrons;
- Radiation Belts;
- Cosmos Satellites;
- Pitch (Inclination);
- Salyut Space Station;
- Earth Radiation Belts:Electrons