Abstract Several years after the discovery of the Earth’s radiation belts (in the midsixties) the model describing their formation due to geomagnetic field fluctuations and/or the electrostatic convection field was developed. This model permitted to explain many regularities of the experimentally recorded radiation belt parameters. By the present time vast experimental data on the structure, dynamics and composition of the radiation belts has been acquired. These data permit to make more detailed comparison of physical model predictions and experimental results. This report analyses the experimental data on the ion composition of the radiation belts and corresponding physical models of ion sources and transport in the trapped radiation zone.
The Ion Radiation Belts: Experiments and Models
2004-01-01
26 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Radiation belts , ions , protons , cosmic rays , radial diffusion Physics , Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences , Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity , Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics , Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks , Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection
The Ion Radiation Belts: Experiments and Models
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