Handbook of Geophysics and Space Environments. Chapter 17. Corpuscular Radiation
Abstract
The paper is a summary of available information on the corpuscular radiation environment in the vicinity of the earth and in the earth's atmosphere; radiation trapped in the magnetosphere (Van Allen belts), galactic cosmic rays, and high-energy solar particles (solar cosmic rays) are described. The topics presented are: the motions of charged particles in the geomagnetic field; the spatial and temporal distributions, intensities, and energies of electrons and protons trapped in the earth's magnetic field; the composition, intensity, energy spectrum and variations of galactic cosmic rays; and the composition, intensities, anisotropy, and variations of the high-energy charged-particles emitted sporadically by the sun in association with solar flares and other solar disturbances.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0686749
Entities
People
- Don F. Smart
- G. A. Kuck
- L. Katz
- Margaret Shea
- R. C. Filz
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories