总辐射带电子含量的导数
Jared C Pitzel1, Christopher M Cully1, Jean-Francois Ripoll2,3
1Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Calgary Calgary AB Canada.
概括
我们引入了一种计算总辐射带电子含量 (TRBEC) 的新方法,提高了评估全球电子群体的准确性. 这一修订后的指数纠正了以前的过高估计,并提供了更清晰的辐射带动态图.
科学领域:
- 空间物理 空间物理
- 等离子体物理学的物理学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
背景情况:
- 地球的辐射带是充满了充满活力的粒子的动态区域.
- 对电子群体的准确评估对于了解太空天气至关重要.
- 以前用于计算总辐射带电子含量 (TRBEC) 的方法可能存在不准确性.
研究的目的:
- 为了呈现总辐射带电子含量 (TRBEC) 的多个导数.
- 引入一个新的TRBEC表达式,使用非adiabatic坐标.
- 为了纠正先前的离子导数中错误的因子,并量化电子损失.
主要方法:
- 使用附加变量不变的TRBEC的导出.
- 开发一种使用非adiabatic坐标的新TRBEC表达式.
- 对2013年3月20天的范艾伦探测器数据的分析.
主要成果:
- 在以前的基TRBEC导数中发现了一个错误的因素,导致过高估计.
- 使用adiabatic和非adiabatic变量在外辐射带中的量化电子损失.
- 在暴风雨期间观察到的峰值电子数量超过10^32个电子.
结论:
- 新的非adiabatic TRBEC表达式提供了对辐射带电子群体的更准确的评估.
- 纠正的TRBEC计算对于可靠的太空天气预报至关重要.
- 了解电子损失机制对于描述辐射带动态至关重要.
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