AMPTE CCE ENERGETIC PARTICLE COMPOSITION MEASUREMENTS DURING THE SEPTEMBER 4, 1984 MAGNETIC STORM

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作者
MCENTIRE, RW
LUI, ATY
KRIMIGIS, SM
KEATH, EP
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Applied Physics, Lab, Laurel, MD, USA, Johns Hopkins Univ, Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, USA
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SATELLITES; -; Observatories;
D O I
10.1029/GL012i005p00317
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P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
The ring current during the magnetic storm period of September 4-6, 1984 is investigated with the AMPTE/CCE Medium Energy Particle Analyzer. Within the L-shells of approx. 2. 5 to 5 in the dusk sector (approx. 16 MLT) near the equatorial plane, flux in the lowest energy channel of the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen (CNO) group (137 to 365 kev) shows the largest enhancement factor (2 multiplied by 10**3), followed by the helium (approx. 10**2 in the 72 to 240 kev channel). Flux ratios of helium and CNO to all ions at equal total energies also show significant increases in the same L-shell ranges. Refs.
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