Computer Science
Scientific paper
Feb 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984ldef.rept..105a&link_type=abstract
In NASA. Langley Research Center Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) p 105-108 (SEE N84-24632 15-15)
Computer Science
Heavy Ions, Heavy Nuclei, Interstellar Matter, Particle Tracks, Spaceborne Experiments, Energy Spectra, Galactic Radiation, Long Duration Exposure Facility, Radiation Belts, Radiation Counters
Scientific paper
The ojectives are to investigate three components of heavy nuclei in space: (1) a recently observed anomalous component of low-energy nuclei of N, O, and Ne; (2) the heavy nuclei in the Van Allen radiation belts; and (3) the UH nuclei (Z 30) of the galactic radiation. The study of the anomalous flux of N, O, and Ne nuclei in the unexplored energy region above 100 MeV/u is expected to provide new insights into the source of this component. Its observation in this experiment will confirm that these ions are singly charged. Knowledge of the energy spectra of the heavy nuclei observed in the Van Allen belts is expected to enhance the understanding of the origin of the belts (e.g., injection and local acceleration pocesses). The observation of these heavy ions could show, for the first time, that low-energy particles of extraterrestrial origin can diffuse to the innermost parts of the magnetosphere. Measurements of the UH component are expected to contribute information concerning its source, interstellar propagation, and the galactic storage time.
Adams James H. Jr.
Slberberg R.
Tsao C. H.
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