CRRES high energy proton flux maps

Conference · Tue Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1993 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:6949199

Gussenhoven, M S; Mullen, E G; Violet, M D ^[1]; Hein, C; Bass, J ^[2]; Madden, D ^[3]

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1. Geophysics Directorate, Hanscom AFB, MA (United States). Phillips Lab.
2. Radex, Inc., Bedford, MA (United States)
3. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (United States)

The Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) hosted the most sophisticated complement of high energy particle detectors ever flown in the inner magnetosphere. Proton flux maps of near-Earth space are presented using the Proton Telescope (PROTEL) detector on CRRES. The proton energy range covered is 1--100 MeV. Contamination of PROTEL measurements due to > 100 MeV protons is corrected using loss cone data, resulting in consistency with dosimeter measurements and a Monte Carlo computer model of PROTEL. Two states of the inner magnetosphere were found during the CRRES mission, a quiet state having a single proton belt, and an active state with a double belt. The properties of the new population in the second belt are presented. Comparisons with NASA proton codes are made.

• OSTI ID: 6949199
• Report Number(s): CONF-930704--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Vol. 40:6Pt1; ISSN 0018-9499; ISSN IETNAE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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661320* -- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magnetospheric Phenomena-- (1992-)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BARYONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EVALUATION
FERMIONS
HADRONS
ION DENSITY
IONIC COMPOSITION
NUCLEONS
PROTONS
RADIATION BELTS
RADIATION FLUX
TRAPPED PROTONS