Energy Spectra and Charge States of H, He, and Heavy Ions Observed in the Earth's Magnetosheath and Magnetotail
- 24 February 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 34 (8) , 495-498
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.34.495
Abstract
H, He, and heavy ions of energies ≥ 0.12 MeV/charge were detected in the magnetotail and in the magnetosheath. It was found that their relative abundances were ∼9:1:4×, their differential energy spectra were , and their atomic electrons were almost completely stripped. These results led us to suggest that they were the low-energy "quiet-time" cosmic rays accelerated within the magnetotail and the magnetosheath to the observed energies.
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