Energetic (0.1- to 16-keV/e) magnetospheric ion composition at different levels of solar F10.7

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Atmospheric Composition, Energetic Particles, Magnetospheric Ion Density, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Centimeter Waves, Equatorial Atmosphere, International Sun Earth Explorer 1, Plasma Composition, Positive Ions

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The effects of varying solar activity (as measured by the daily F10.7 index) on the composition of energetic magnetospheric ions H(+), He(2+), He(+), and O(+) were investigated using data obtained in the near-equatorial magnetosphere, between L = 3 and R = 23 earth radii, by the Plasma Composition Experiment on ISEE-1. The strongest effect was found in the number densities of the He(+) and the O(+) ions, which were found to increase by factors of about 3-5 and 5-10, respectively, over the full range of the F10.7. The peak density of the O(+) is about 20 times that of He(+) and is the highest at L of about 3-5. Both species showed a decreasing energy with increasing F10.7 at a radius less than 10 earth radii, from about 4-5 keV at low F10.7 to about 2-3 keV at high F10.7.

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