A technique for interpretation of auroral bremsstrahlung X-ray spectra

Details A technique for interpretation of auroral bremsstrahlung X-ray spectra A technique for interpretation of auroral bremsstrahlung X-ray spectra

Sep 1989

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Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0663), vol. 37, Sept. 1989, p. 1053-1062. Research supported by Johns Hopkins University

Physics

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Auroral Zones, Bremsstrahlung, E Region, Electron Precipitation, X Ray Spectra, Electron Beams, Electron Energy, Energy Spectra, Flux Quantization

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A procedure is described for determining the average energy and the energy flux of precipitating electrons from the resulting bremsstrahlung X-rays based on the assumption that the precipitating electrons have an exponential electron distribution. It is shown that, for nonexponential electron distributions, this method yields an exponential electron distribution that produces an altitude profile of ionization very similar to that expected from the actual spectrum. The Hall and Pedersen electrical conductances calculated from the inferred ionization profile were also found to be close to the true values.

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