Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991e%26s.....4....5v&link_type=abstract
Earth in Space (ISSN 1040-3124), vol. 4, Oct. 1991, p. 5-7.
Physics
Plasma Physics
Earth Magnetosphere, Planetary Magnetospheres, Radiation Belts, Plasma Physics, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
The radiation belts around the earth and other planets are described in terms of their basic properties and relationships with the magnetosphere. The plasma physical effects and the features of magnetospheres are listed, and the radiation belt is defined as an interior feature of the magnetosphere made up of energetic, electrically charged particles. The belt is toroidally shaped, and the particles move along a helical path subject to Lorentz motion. Properties of the particles and the belt relevant to investigation are given, and the electromagnetic mechanisms of magnetospheric phenomena are presented. Results are discussed of research on the magnetospheres of four planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) as well as that of earth. These comparisons give important information on the processes of the space environment near and at earth.
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