Solar and terrestrial noble gases in magnetospheric precipitation

Details Solar and terrestrial noble gases in magnetospheric precipitation Solar and terrestrial noble gases in magnetospheric precipitation

Nov 1979

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Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 84, Nov. 1, 1979, p. 6435-6442. Research supported by the Swiss National Science Foundati

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Atmospheric Composition, Earth Magnetosphere, Particle Flux Density, Precipitation, Rare Gases, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Aerology, Argon, Chemical Composition, Helium, Neon, Radiation Counters, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Skylab Program, Solar Wind

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Metal-foil collectors were installed on the external structure of Skylab to entrap precipitating magnetospheric particles. The foils were retrieved, and the entrapped helium, neon, and argon were isotopically analyzed in a high-resolution mass spectrometer. Solar and terrestrial helium and neon and terrestrial argon were detected. As expected, the isotopic composition of neon and argon in the high atmosphere was found to be strongly fractionated. Special techniques were used to estimate the initial particle energy of He-3. The measured He-3 flux is consistent with the assumption that precipitating solar He-3 is the major source of terrestrial He-3.

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