A study of electron spectra in the inner belt
Comparisons are made between energetic electron spectra obtained in the inner belt(L=1.3-2.4) by the Ogo 5 satellite during 1968 and spectra acquired by other magnetic spectrometer experiments before and after the Starfish high-altitude nuclear detonation on July 9, 1962. The post-Starfish data show a continual decay at the higher energies (approximately-greater-than0.5 for 1962 to > or =1 MeV for 1968). Electrons of 2-MeV energy at L 1.4 showed a mean life of 1 year. By 1968, only a high-energy residual (>1 MeV) remained in the inner belt (Lapprox. =1.4). A pre-Starfish spectrum obtained in 1961 at L=1.38 is almost identical with out 1968 results for the same region. By 1968, Starfish electrons were no longer important as an aspect of inner-belt dynamics. (AIP)
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
- OSTI ID:
- 7337197
- Journal Information:
- J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States) Vol. 81:25; ISSN JGREA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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