In:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 106, No. A12 ( 2001-12), p. 30039-30046
Abstract:
Highly relativistic electron events (HREs) are periods of intense, long‐lived, energetic electron fluxes in the outer radiation zone. We are using measurements from the High Energy Particle Spectrometer (HEPS) on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) to develop a database of the pitch‐angle‐resolved and energy‐resolved electron fluxes with energies between 30 keV and 5 MeV. The data acquired by HEPS have overlapped with the declining phase of solar cycle 22, making these data very important, since HREs are thought to peak in frequency and intensity during this phase of the solar cycle. We find a consistent scenario of electrons being injected into the radiation belts by a magnetic storm (deduced from Dst ) and being slowly accelerated to ever higher energies over days to weeks. The energy dependence of the flux is an essential part of the analysis. Above 700 keV the most energetic electrons are the last to appear and the slowest to fade following an injection event.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0148-0227
DOI:
10.1029/2000JA000221
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication Date:
2001
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