Title :
New high energy electron component of Earth radiation belt
Author :
Dmitrenko, V.V. ; Galper, A.M. ; Gratchev, V.M. ; Kirillov-Ugryumov, V.G. ; Ulin, S.E. ; Voronov, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Eng. & Phys., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The charge ratio, spatial, pitch-angle and energy distributions of the high energy (Ee>10 MeV) electron-positron component of trapped particles in the Earth´s radiation belt are presented. The probable mechanisms of particle generation and trapping are considered
Keywords :
radiation belts; charge ratio; energy distribution; high energy electron component; high energy electron-positron component; particle generation; pitch-angle distribution; radiation belt; spatial distribution; trapped particles; trapping; Belts; Earth; Electromagnetic radiation; Electron traps; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Physics; Power engineering and energy; Solid scintillation detectors; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
High Energy Radiation Background in Space, 1997 Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Snowmass, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4335-2
DOI :
10.1109/CHERBS.1997.660260