High-energy electron detection onboard DEMETER: The IDP spectrometer, description and first results on the inner belt

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 502-511

  Sauvaud, J A ^a   Moreau, T ^a,b   Maggiolo, R ^a   Treilhou, J P ^a   Jacquey, C ^a   Cros, A ^a   Coutelier, J ^a   Rouzaud, J ^a   Penou, E ^a   Gangloff, M ^a  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inner radiation belt; Radio navigation emitters; Relativistic electrons; VLF waves

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; RADIATION BELTS; RADIO NAVIGATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WAVE EFFECTS;

INNER RADIATION BELT; RADIO NAVIGATION EMITTERS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS; VLF WAVES;

SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 33646156661     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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