Formation and Decay of the Inner Electron Radiation Belt

Abstract

The distribution of radiation belt electrons and protons have been studied using data from the Van Allen Probes satellites and from TheColorado Student Space Weather Experiment. They have shown there is no steady population of trapped electrons above 1.6 MeV anddescribed in detail the distribution of trapped protons. The results will aid in improving radiation environment specifications models forsatellite design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 09, 2017
Accession Number
AD1034440

Entities

People

  • Xinlin Li

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Charged Particles
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Earth Orbits
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • High Energy
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Low Altitude
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Solar Wind
  • Space Weather
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military History
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space