Entry of Low-Energy Solar Protons into the Earth's Magnetotail.

Abstract

The access of low-energy solar protons (E sub p > 0.3 MeV) from the interplanetary medium into the earth's magnetotail was studied using observations obtained by Explorers 33, 34, and 35 over a 4.5 year period. Emphasis is on events whose intensity-time profiles exhibit sharply defined discontinuities observed by at least one of the three spacecraft in the interplanetary medium and another within the magnetotail.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014612

Entities

People

  • Emmanuel T. Sarris
  • James A. van Allen
  • Nicolaos A. Saflekos

Organizations

  • University of Iowa

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Data Acquisition
  • Discontinuities
  • Intensity
  • Observation
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space