Ionization of the lower ionosphere by γ-rays from a magnetar: Detection of a low energy (3-10 keV) component

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 3357-3360

  Inan, U S ^a   Lehtinen, N G ^a   Lev Tov, S J ^a   Johnson, M P ^a   Bell, T F ^a   Hurley, K ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; IONOSPHERE; REMOTE SENSING; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

MAGNETAR;

SPACE RESEARCH; GAMMA RAYS;

IONOSPHERE;

EARTH IONOSPHERE WAVEGUIDE; LARGE AMPLITUDE; LOWER IONOSPHERE; MAGNETARS; PHASE CHANGE; SOFT GAMMA REPEATERS; ULYSSES SPACECRAFT; VERY LOW FREQUENCY;

EID: 0033570561     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL010690     Document Type: Article

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