Auroral zone x-ray pulsations in the 1- to 15-second period range

Journal Article · Fri Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Journal of Geophysical Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ068i004p01023· OSTI ID:4761787

Anger, C. D.; Barcus, J. R.; Brown, R. R.; Evans, D. S.

Auroral zone x-ray pulsations in the 1- to 15-second period range, observed at Macquarie Island, Australia, on March 5, 1982, and College, Alaska, on June 29, 1962, are described. Both observations indicate that the time intervals between the x-ray bursts are not unique; the average intervals over the pulsation events were 7.8 and 8.8 sec, respectively. These observations indicate that the pulsation periods in this range are determined by acceleration or pitch- angle redistribution processes in the equatorial plane rather than any fundamental, periodic motion of the electrons along lines of force in the geomagnetic field.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-013317
• OSTI ID: 4761787
• Journal Information: Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 68; ISSN 0148-0227
• Publisher: American Geophysical Union
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
AURORAE
EARTH
ELECTRONS
GEOPHYSICS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEASURED VALUES
MOTION
VARIATIONS
X RADIATION