Published January 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

On radial dependence of particle distribution functions of Earth, Jupiter and Saturn radiation belts

Description

The radial profiles of particle distribution functions with fixed values of the first and second adiabatic invariants in the Earth, Jupiter and Saturn radiation belts (electrons of the internal and protons of the external Earth radiation belts, protons and oxygen ions of the Jupiter and Saturn radiation belts) are considered. It is shown that for some values of the first adiabatic invariant at the given values of the second one the radial dependences of distribution functions in rather wide range of L values can be approximated by the formula from the exponential distribution in magnetic flux in the dipole magnetic field. These results together with the earlier obtained data for the Earth radiation belts show the likeness of processes forming the radial profiles of different radiation belts

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Original title (Russian)
О радиальной зависимости функции распределения частиц радиационных поясов Земли, Юпитера и Сатурна

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
1
Series
Kosm. Issled.
Journal Page Range
135-143
ISSN
0023-4206
CODEN
KOISA