Energy spectra and pitch angle distributions of storm-time and substorm injected protons
Journal Article
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· Journal of Geophysical Research
Some of the intial observations made with the solid-state proton detector on Explorer 45 are discussed. Descriptions are given of (l) the energy spectra and pitch angle distributions of ring current protons observed during the- main and fast recovery phases of the Dec. 17, 1971 storm; and (2) appearances of characteristic changes in the pitch angle distributions of ~100keV protons, which are interpreted as pitch angle dispersion of rapidly injected protons induced by their azimuthal drift at L values above 5.
- Research Organization:
- NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, 77058
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-013708
- OSTI ID:
- 4365089
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 78, Issue 22; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74; ISSN 0148-0227
- Publisher:
- American Geophysical Union
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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