A Catalog of Proton Events 1966-1976 Having Non-Classical Solar Radio Burst Spectra.

Abstract

A catalog of about 118 proton events, 1966-1976, not included in an earlier catalog of 81 events (AFGL TR-77-0081) for the same period is presented. These 118 events combined with the earlier 81 provide the basis for summarizing solar radio burst/high-energy proton correlation and prediction signature work. In the earlier effort, hereafter called Catalog I, the starting point was the identification of all solar radio bursts having the classical U-shape spectrum, and then establishing proton event association for the purpose of devising a reliable 'false-alarm' free predictor of the major proton events (equivalent PCA 2-2. 5dB). In the present effort, the starting point is the identification of all other proton events not included in Catalog I (misses by the U-shape spectrum criteria), and then searching for the establishing solar radio correlations and possible predictions of weaker proton events. There are very few real misses of principal proton events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1978
Accession Number
ADA060816

Entities

People

  • Guy L. Tarnstrom
  • John P. Castelli

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Air Force
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Energy
  • False Alarms
  • Flux Density
  • Observatories
  • Physics
  • Solar Atmosphere
  • Solar Cosmic Rays
  • Solar Flares
  • Solar Physics
  • Space Sciences
  • Spectra
  • Sun
  • Tank Guns
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Business Analytics
  • Solar Physics