Flux of Cosmic-Ray Electrons Between 17 and 63 MeV
- 6 May 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 20 (19) , 1053-1056
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.20.1053
Abstract
The flux of cosmic-ray electrons in the energy interval of 17-63 MeV was measured in three high-altitude balloon flights during the summer 1967 near Fort Churchill, Manitoba. The average flux was found to be 0.3±0.2 electrons/ sec sr MeV. Implications of this result on models of the origin of galactic cosmic-ray electrons and their solar modulation are discussed.
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