Characteristics of typical radiation belt charged particles
The following table appears in [1][2][3] . The gyration numbers seem to be incorrect for the 500km altitude.
|
Particle |
|
1 MeV |
10 MeV |
|
electron |
proton |
|
Range in aluminium (mm) |
2 |
0.4 |
Peak equatorial omni-directional flux (cm--2 s--1) |
4E6 |
3.4E5 |
Radial location (L) of peak flux (Earth-radii) |
4.4 |
1.7 |
Radius of gyration (km) |
||
@ 500 km |
0.6 |
50 |
@ 20000 km |
10 |
880 |
Gyration period (s) |
||
@ 500 km |
1E-5 |
7E-3 |
@ 20000 km |
2E-4 |
0.13 |
Bounce period (s) |
||
@ 500 km |
0.1 |
0.65 |
@ 20000 km |
0.3 |
1.7 |
Longitudinal drift period (min) |
||
@ 500 km |
10 |
3 |
@ 20000 km |
3.5 |
1.1 |