Physics of Earth's radiation belts : theory and observations

Physics of Earth's radiation belts : theory and observations / Hannu E.J. Koskinen, Emilia K.J. Kilpua.

This open access book serves as textbook on the physics of the radiation belts surrounding the Earth. Discovered in 1958 the famous Van Allen Radiation belts were among the first scientific discoveries of the Space Age. Throughout the following decades the belts have been under intensive investigati...

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Main Authors: Koskinen, Hannu E. J. (Hannu Erkki Juhani), 1954- (Author), Kilpua, Emilia K. J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2022]
Series:Astronomy and astrophysics library.
Subjects:
Van Allen radiation belts.
Van Allen radiation belts
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Environment of radiation
  • Charged particles in near-Earth
  • From particles to plasma physics
  • Plasma waves in the inner magnetosphere
  • Drivers and properties of waves in the inner magnetosphere
  • Particle sources and losses
  • Dynamics of the electron belts
  • Radiation environment of other planets and their radiation effects on spacecraft
  • Appendices (important satellites and their instrumentation, magnetic field models)
  • List of references
  • Index.

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