Preliminary Global Radiation Belt Formation and Prediction Model

Abstract

A computational model for the time-dependent dynamics of the electron and ion terrestrial radiation belts has been developed. The model solves the fundamental bounce-averaged electron and ion modified Boltzmann Fokker-Planck equations for energy, pitch angle, and L-shell. The code has been applied to broadband whistler turbulence and found to be consistent with empirical models of radiation belt dynamics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 25, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483660

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Keskinen

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Charged Particles
  • Convection
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Dynamics
  • Electron Flux
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Fokker Planck Equations
  • Frequency
  • Ions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Space Systems
  • Space Weather

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics