THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCES OF ENERGETIC HYDROGEN ISOTOPES PRODUCED IN SOLAR FLARES,

Abstract

The relative abundances of protons, deuterons and tritons were studied in photographic nuclear emulsions flown during the July 18th, 1961 solar flare event. These emulsions were exposed at a time and locality where there was a geomagnetic threshold and the consequent enrichment of the abundance ratios was used to reduce the abundance limits to lower values than those previously quoted. By including the results of pre vious alpha-particle measurements in these emulsions, the relative abundances of solar produced H1, H2, H3 and He above a given rigidity at this time were determined. The consequences of these observations are briefly discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602251

Entities

People

  • Cecil Jake Waddington
  • P. S. Freier

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alpha Particles
  • Charged Particles
  • Deuterons
  • Emulsions
  • Hydrogen
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Particles
  • Rigidity
  • Solar Flares
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics