Prompt Electron Acceleration in the Radiation Belts
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- Visualizations by:
- Tom Bridgman
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Shrikanth G. Kanekal
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- Produced by:
- Genna Duberstein
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On March 17, 2016, Van Allen Probe A detected a pulse of high energy electrons in the radiation belts, generated by the impact of a recent coronal mass ejection striking Earth's magnetosphere. The gradient drift speed of the electron pulse was high enough, that it propagated completely around Earth and was detected by the spacecraft again as the pulse spread out in the radiation belt. Because the particles have a range of energies, the pulse spread out as it moved around Earth, generating a weaker signal the next time it hit the spacecraft.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Visualizer
- Tom Bridgman (GST) [Lead]
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Scientist
- Shrikanth G. Kanekal (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Producer
- Genna Duberstein (ADNET) [Lead]
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Technical support
- Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Datasets used in this visualization
Van Allen Probes ECT (Collected with the Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma Suite sensor)
Observed Data
University of New Hampshire
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