Open AccessHigh‐energy protons, electrons, and positrons trapped in Earth's radiation belts
Author(s) -
Fiandrini E.,
Esposito G.,
Bertucci B.,
Alpat B.,
Ambrosi G.,
Battiston R.,
Burger W. J.,
Caraffini D.,
Di Masso L.,
Dinu N.,
Ionica M.,
Ionica R.,
Pauluzzi M.,
Menichelli M.,
Zuccon P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
space weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.254
H-Index - 56
ISSN - 1542-7390
DOI - 10.1029/2004sw000068
Subject(s) - van allen radiation belt , physics , positron , electron , proton , range (aeronautics) , adiabatic process , atomic physics , cutoff , nuclear physics , radiation , flux (metallurgy) , south atlantic anomaly , magnetosphere , plasma , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , composite material , thermodynamics
Accurate measurements of under cutoff proton, electron, and positron fluxes in the energy range 0.07 ÷ 9.1 GeV have been performed with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer at altitudes of 370 ÷ 390 km in the geographic latitude interval ±51.7°. The flux maps as a function of the canonical adiabatic variables L , α o , and energy E are presented and discussed.