The position of the auroral energetic electron precipitation region obtained from PIXIE global X-ray observations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1735-1738

  Petrinec, S M ^a   Fenrich, F ^b   Mobilia, J ^a   Chenette, D L ^a   Rinaldi, M A ^a   Imhof, W L ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040799954     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00380-4     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Barcus J. R., R. R. Brown, and T. J. Rosenberg, Spatial and Temporal Character of Fast Variations in Auroral-zone X-rays, J. Geophys. Res., 71, 125-141, (1966).
2. Barcus, J. R., R. W. Falthauer and R. A. Goldberg, Measurements of the Angular Distribution of Auroral-zone Bremsstrahlung in the Middle Atmosphere, J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 47, 401-409, (1985).
3. Chen, M. W. and M. Schulz, Spectral Characteristics of Precipitating Plasmasheet Electrons in a Phase-Space Model of the Diffuse Aurora, EOS Trans. AGU, 79(17), Spring Meeting, Suppl., S313, (1998).
4. Chenette, D. L., D. W. Datlowe, R. M. Robinson, T. L. Schumaker, R. R. Vondrak, and J. D. Winningham, Atmospheric Energy Input and Ionization by Energetic Electrons During the Geomagnetic Storm of 8-9 November 1991, Geophys. Res. Letts., 20, 1323-1326, (1993).
5. Hartz, T. R. and N. M. Brice, The General Pattern of Auroral Particle Precipitation, Planet. Space Sci., 15, 301, (1967).
6. Imhof, W. L., J. R. Kilner, G. H. Nakano, and J. B. Reagan, Satellite X-ray Mappings of Sporadic Auroral Zone Electron Precipitation Events in the Local Dusk Sector, J. Geophys. Res., 85, 3347-3359, (1980).
7. Imhof, W. L., H. D. Voss, D. W. Datlowe, and J. Mobilia, Bremsstrahlung X ray Images of Isolated Electron Patches at High Latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 6515-6524, (1985).
8. Imhof, W. L., K. A. Spear, J. W. Hamilton, B. R. Higgins, M. J. Murphy, J. G. Pronko, R. R. Vondrak, D. L. McKenzie, C. J.-Rice, D. J. Gorney, D. A. Roux, R. L. Williams, J. A. Stein, J. Bjordal, J. Stadsnes, K. Njoten, T. J. Rosenberg, L. Lutz, and D. Detrick, The Polar Ionospheric X-ray Imaging Experiment (PIXIE), Space Sci. Rev., 71, 385-408, (1995).
9. Liou, K., P. T. Newell, C.-I. Meng, M. Brittnacher, and G. Parks, Synoptic Auroral Distribution: A Survey Using Polar Ultraviolet Imagery, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 27197-27205, (1997).
10. Mizera, P. F., D. J. Gorney and J. L. Roeder, Auroral X-ray Images From DMSP-F6, Geophys. Res. Letts., 11, 255-258, (1984).
11. Voss, H. D., W. L. Imhof, J. B. Reagan, R. R. Vondrak, M. Walt, J. Mobilia, D. W. Datlowe, D. P. Cauffman, W. Calvert, and R. G. Joiner, SEEP X-ray Imagery of the Earth's Aurora, Eos. Trans. AGU, 64, 792, (1983).
12. Winningham, J. D., J. R. Sharber, R. A. Frahm, J. L. Burch, N. Eaker, R. K. Black, V. A. Blevins, J. P. Andrews, J. Rudzki, M. J. Sablik, D. L. Chenette, D. W. Datlowe, E. E. Gaines, W. L. Imhof, R. W. Nightingale, J. B. Reagan, R. M. Robinson, T. L. Schumaker, E. G. Shelley, R. R. Vondrak, H. D. Voss, P. F. Bythrow, B. J. Anderson, T. A. Potemra, L. J. Zanetti, D. B. Holland, M. H. Rees, D. Lummerzheim, G. C. Reid, R. G. Roble, C. R. Clauer, and P. M. Banks, The UARS Particle Environment Monitor, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 10649-10666, (1993).