TABLES OF ADIABATIC INVARIANTS FOR THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD 1944.0,

Abstract

Open-ended Terms: Adiabatic invariants. As an aid to interpretation of satellite and rocket observations of the Van Allen radiation belts, a series of tables and graphs of geomagnetic field quantities is given. This first volume contains tables of the first two adiabatic invariants, the scalar field strength B and the action integral I equals the integral of Vdl. The high order fit (n equals 25, m equals 18) was necessary to properly handle the Capetown Anomaly and eliminate systematic deviations of up to 7%. Using surface data, high order multipole expansion in spherical harmonics is produced. The data are Epoch 1955.0. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0263237

Entities

People

  • D. C. Jensen
  • J. A. Welch Jr.
  • Ryan Murray

Organizations

  • Air Force Special Weapons Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Functions (Mathematics)
  • Harmonics
  • Integrals
  • Mathematics
  • Observation
  • Radiation
  • Spherical Harmonics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Solar Physics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space