Substorm generated fluxes of heavy ions at the geostationary orbitMeasurements of heavy energetic heavy ions present in the vicinity of the geostationary orbit of the ATS-6 satellite, taken with the aid of a solid-state detector telescope, are reported and analyzed. Data extracted from a single fairly isolated injection event (June 18, 1974) are examined: ions of Z not below 6 and energy above 4.0 MeV; energization of these heavy ions in the magnetosphere during substorm events; comparison of the heavy ion intensity and proton intensity; ratio of intensity of carbon ions and oxygen ions. The heavy ions are identified with oxygen for the most part. The heavy-ion spectrometer is described.
Document ID
19770039064
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Fritz, T. A. (NOAA, Space Environment Laboratory, Boulder Colo., United States)
Wilken, B. (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Aeronomie Lindau ueber Northeim, Germany)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Subject Category
Geophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Magnetospheric particles and fields Summer Advanced Study School