Cosmic radiation under radiation belts of the Earth

Latitude and altitude dependences of the cosmic rays in all the regions of the atmosphere of the Earth, except for the radiation belts, were examined on data obtained with the aid of a gas-discharge counter aboard the ''Kosmos-426'' satellite. Detected was the distribution of cosmic rays on latitudes from the equator to the polar cap at altitudes in excess of 400 km. In the polar caps, the altitude distribution of cosmic rays is explained by the presence of two components: the primary cosmic radiation and the albedo radiation coming from the atmosphere. At latitudes from the equator to 50 deg, a substantial part is the capture of albedo particles. Such quasi-captured particles live not longer than one drift revolution. A mechanism if proposed for the quasi-capture of albedo particles. A more detailed examination was performed for albedo electrons