Correlated Observations of Auroral Arcs, Electrons, and X-Rays from a DMSP Satellite.

Abstract

The first simultaneous observations, made from a single DMSP satellite, of visible auroral arcs, precipitating primary electrons, and atmospheric bremsstrahlung x-rays are presented for a moderately disturbed auroral event. Measured electron fluxes were used to compute absolute x-ray distributions expected at the satellite altitude. The agreement between the calculated and measured x-ray spectra is sufficiently good to suggest that global auroral energy input can be monitored by an orbiting x-ray spectrometer. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075207

Entities

People

  • Bernard Blake
  • Janet G. Luhmann
  • Paul F. Mizera
  • Wojciech A. Kolasinski

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Charged Particles
  • Counters
  • Detectors
  • Electron Flux
  • Electrons
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Proportional Counters
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Space Sciences
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spectra
  • X Ray Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space