SAMPEX - Yohkoh: Solar Modification of Relativistic Electrons in the Earths Radiation Belts
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
The Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer, SAMPEX, measures fluxes of energetic particles from the sun, the Earths magnetosphere, and cosmic ray sources over a broad range of energies. The four instruments aboard SAMPEX are the Low-Energy Ion Analyzer (LEICA), The Heavy Ion Large Telescope (HILT), The Mass Spectrometer Telescope (MAST), and the Proton-Electron Telescope (PET). The Soft X-ray Telescope on the Yohkoh satellite takes daily full-disk soft X-ray images of the Sun. Comparing datasets from the two satellites allows correlation of electron fluxes in the Earths radiation belts with solar output.
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Secondary, Post-secondary
- Collection:
- NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio
