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Equatorial energetic distributions of ions of terrestrial radiation belt as function of solar corona temperature response

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6389487
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Differential energy spectra of H, He, c, and O ions with energies exceeding 1 MeV in the radiation belts at the geomagnetic equator in a magnetically quiet period were analyzed. It is shown that at L envelopes'of at least 4 the rigidity of the spectrum is a function of the ion charge state. It is found that the form of the ion spectrum reflects charge states characteristic for coronal temperatures of one million to two million K. This finding is used to explain the existence of dominant streams of heavy ions in the radiation belts.

Research Organization:
Joint Publications Research Service, Arlington, VA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6389487
Report Number(s):
N-85-11087
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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640203* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Magnetospheric Phenomena-- (-1987)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ATMOSPHERES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
ENERGY SPECTRA
HELIUM IONS
HYDROGEN IONS
ION TEMPERATURE
IONS
OXYGEN IONS
RADIATION BELTS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
SOLAR CORONA
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STELLAR ATMOSPHERES
STELLAR CORONAE