SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATIONS OF SOLAR PROTONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE MAGNETOSPHERE,

Abstract

Simultaneous observations of low energy (Approx. 0.5 MeV) protons emitted in the solar flare of 7 July 1966 were made with University of Iowa detectors on board the earth satellites Explorer 33 and Injun IV, located outside and inside the earth's magnetosphere, respectively. It was found that such protons have full and essentially immediate access from interplanetary space to the polar caps of the earth. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0651480

Entities

People

  • James A. van Allen
  • S. M. Krimigis
  • T. P. Armstrong

Organizations

  • University of Iowa

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detectors
  • Interplanetary Space
  • Magnetosphere
  • Observation
  • Polar Cap
  • Solar Flares
  • Universities
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space