TIME BEHAVIOR OF CHARGED PARTICLES INJECTED BY 1962 HIGH ALTITUDE RUSSIAN NUCLEAR TESTS.
Abstract
The time behavior of the concentration of charged particles injected by the 1962 high altitude Russian nuclear test series was followed by the instruments on Air Force satellite 1962 BK. Two wide angle radiation detectors were able to follow the time decay of the charged particles for 45 days after the explosions. The data for this time period was analyzed and presented as pitch angle distributions and maximum counting rates of the detectors in the L shell regions of space 1.70-2.00 at different magnetic latitudes. The decay rate of the injected charged particles in these L shells was consistent with an exponential decay having a 'half life' of between 9 and 18 days. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0603599
Entities
People
- George Albert Kuck
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology