NASA NTRS · 19890042917
Energetic electron components at geosynchronous orbit
Abstract
Energy distribution functions have been derived from energetic (30-2000 keV) electron fluxes observed simultaneously by three geosynchronous orbit satellites throughout the year 1986. These distributions, as well as others derived from empirical models of outer magnetospheric electron fluxes, can be resolved into two distinct relativistic Maxwellian components which are each fully parameterized by a density and a temperature. A four-parameter characterization is presented which provides a new, simplified procedure for the interpretation of energetic electron data in the outer magnetosphere.
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Cayton, T. E., Belian, R. D., Gary, S. P., Fritz, T. A., Baker, D. N.. 1989-02-01. Energetic electron components at geosynchronous orbit. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890042917
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