Observations of the outer radiation belt with REM and comparisons with models

Author

Daly, E.J. ; Bühler, P. ; Kruglanski, M.

Author_Institution

Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

46

Issue

6

fYear

1999

Firstpage

1469

Lastpage

1474

Abstract

Radiation environment monitors (REMs) on-board the STRV-1b spacecraft in geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) and externally on Mir have returned valuable results over the last few years. STRV data show the great variability of the electron radiation belt and a stable proton belt feature. In this paper, a detailed assessment is made of the flux values derived from the REM on STRV and particularly how they compare with the AE-8 and CRRESELE electron radiation-belt models. To compare with CRRESELE, the activity index Ap/sub 15/ is used and the behavior of this index as a parameter is assessed. GOES data are used to aid this assessment.

Keywords

electron beam effects; proton effects; radiation monitoring; silicon radiation detectors; space vehicle electronics; spacecraft charging; GOES data; Mir; REM; STRV-1b spacecraft; activity index Ap/sub 15/; electron radiation belt; geostationary transfer orbit; outer radiation belt; radiation environment monitors; stable proton belt feature; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Belts; Data analysis; Electrons; Envelope detectors; Instruments; Low earth orbit satellites; Protons; Silicon; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.819109

Filename

819109