A DISCUSSION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CURRENT LITERATURE CONCERNING VAN ALLEN BELTS FOR USE IN SNAP SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES [electronic resource]
Nesdps Office Of Nuclear Energy Space And Defense Power Systems.
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| Language: | English |
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Canoga Park, Calif : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
North American Aviation, inc. Atomics International Division ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1963.
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| Summary: | Nesdps Office Of Nuclear Energy Space And Defense Power Systems. |
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| Abstract: | Discussion of theories on particle motion in electric and magnetic fields precedes examination of theories on the source of the inner and outer Van Allen belts. Theories for the inner belt propose solar cosmic ray injection and galactic cosmic ray injection as the source of the protons. Neutron albedo is particularly examined but seems to be unaccountable for the proton belt. Neutron albedo and injection from the sun are also considered as possible sources of the electrons in the outer belt. Fluctuations, intensities, and distributions of the belts are also discussed, and the connection between the belts and aurora displays is examined. Fluxes, spectra, and particle intensities are displayed, and the effects of magnetic storms on the belts are analyzed. 150 references. (D.C.W.) |
| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 02/15/1963. "naa-sr-7849" Kistler, V.E. |