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SUBMITTER: Shprits YY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5052794 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20160928
The dipole configuration of the Earth's magnetic field allows for the trapping of highly energetic particles, which form the radiation belts. Although significant advances have been made in understanding the acceleration mechanisms in the radiation belts, the loss processes remain poorly understood. Unique observations on 17 January 2013 provide detailed information throughout the belts on the energy spectrum and pitch angle (angle between the velocity of a particle and the magnetic field) distr ...[more]