Engineering tool for trapped proton flux anisotropy evaluation
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Authors
Kruglanski, M.
Discipline
Physical sciences
Subject
Anisotropy
Computer software
Earth atmosphere
Evaluation
Mathematical models
Spacecraft
Anisotropy models
Energy spectra
Flux anisotropy
Pitch angle distribution
Trapped proton fluxes
Protons
proton
anisotropy
article
astronomy
atmosphere
comparative study
computer program
magnetism
mathematics
radiation protection
space flight
theoretical model
Anisotropy
Atmosphere
Earth (Planet)
Magnetics
Mathematics
Models, Theoretical
Protons
Radiation Protection
Software
Space Flight
Spacecraft
Audience
Scientific
Date
1996Metadata
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At low altitudes, the high-energy trapped proton fluxes are strongly anisotropic. The proton flux is controlled by the density distribution of the Earth's atmosphere that induces a steep pitch-angle distribution and an East-West effect, the latter caused by the finite size of the proton gyration radius. We have developed a software package, ANISO, to evaluate averaged energy spectra of trapped proton unidirectional fluxes for a given spacecraft orbit and attitude by deducing the angular-dependent proton flux spectra from the AP-8 omnidirectional flux. Included in the model are both the Armstrong et al. (1990) model and a model based on the Badhwar and Konradi (1990) pitch-angle distribution.
Citation
Kruglanski, M. (1996). Engineering tool for trapped proton flux anisotropy evaluation. , Radiation Measurements, Vol. 26, Issue 6, 953-958, DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00097-2.Identifiers
scopus: 2-s2.0-0030273832
Type
Article
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng