Research in space physics at the University of Iowa. Annual report, 1977

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6270468

Vanallen, J A

Specific fields of current investigation by satellite observation and ground-based radio-astronomical and optical techniques are discussed. Topics include the following: aspects of energetic particles trapped in the earth's magnetic field and transiently present in the outer magnetosphere and the solar, interplanetary, and terrestrial phenomena associated with them; plasma flows in the magnetosphere and the ionospheric effects of particle precipitation, with corresponding studies of the magnetosphere of Jupiter, Saturn, and possibly Uranus; the origin and propagation of very low frequency radio waves in the earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere; solar particle emissions and their interplanetary propagation and acceleration; solar modulation and the heliocentric radial dependence of the intensity of galactic cosmic rays; radio frequency emissions from the quintescent and flaring sun; shock waves in the interplanetary medium; radio emissions from Jupiter; and radio astronomy of pulsars, flare stars, and other stellar sources.

• Research Organization: Iowa Univ., Iowa City (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
• OSTI ID: 6270468
• Report Number(s): N-78-27033
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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