MAXIMUM TOTAL ENERGY OF THE VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELT,

Abstract

It is shown that the results of the spherical harmonic analysis of the geomagnetic field place an upper limit on the energy stored in the Van Allen radiation belt.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 17, 1959
Accession Number
AD0616418

Entities

People

  • A. J. Dessler
  • E. H. Vestine

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Functional Analysis
  • Harmonic Analysis
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.