Computer Science – Sound
Scientific paper
Oct 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985jatp...47..825s&link_type=abstract
(IUGG, IAGA, USAF, et al., International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy, 7th, Hong Kong, Mar. 22-29, 1984) Journal of Atmosphe
Computer Science
Sound
Energetic Particles, Magnetic Equator, Night Sky, Rocket Sounding, Angular Distribution, Pitch (Inclination), Positive Ions, Rocket-Borne Instruments, Thresholds
Scientific paper
Energetic particle detectors were included in the payloads of two rockets launched in Peru during the Condor campaign of 1983. These night-time flights reached altitudes of 587 and 535 km, respectively. The pitch-angle distribution is anisotropic with the maximum at 90 deg. Each payload included two solid-state detectors differing in the thickness of the aluminum coating. Comparison of the fluxes measured by the two detectors leads to the conclusion that, on both occasions, the energetic particles are predominantly helium ions. The flux is small below 200 km, increases linearly to 350 km, and then more slowly to apogee. The east-west asymmetry of flux, noted at 200 km in a previous equatorial launch, is not seen at greater altitudes, consistent with the flux profile and the large gyroradius of the ions.
Houshmand Bijan
Smith George L.
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