Indirect determination of the energy spectra of particles precipitated in the lower ionosphere associated with solar proton events

• Main Author: Aracy Mendes da Costa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica 2000
• Subjects: Ionosphere; solar activity; particle precipitation; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Antarctic; Trinidad; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/6dacf03f536f4c80ba60968f4b12f680

Electron density profiles previously measured using the phase and amplitude of VLF radio signals during outstanding solar proton events (SPE), together with the associated energy spectra of protons and electrons simultaneously measured by satellite, allowed the calculation of the electron-ion pair p...