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Injection of electrons and protons with energies of tens of MeV into L < 3 on 24 March 1991
Author(s) -
Blake J. B.,
Kolasinski W. A.,
Fillius R. W.,
Mullen E. G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/92gl00624
Subject(s) - electron , physics , atomic physics , proton , nuclear physics , energy spectrum
On 24 March 1991 instrumentation aboard CRRES observed the almost instantaneous injection of electrons and protons with energies above 15 MeV into the L‐region 2 < L < 3. The energy spectrum of the injected electrons, a power law (E −6 ) peaked at 15 MeV and continued to at least 50 MeV