Human Control Of Earth's Radiation Belt
Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 08:21
in Astronomy & Space
Charged particles within the Earth's radiation belts travel in spiral trajectories along geomagnetic field lines. The strength of the magnetic field increases as the particles approach the Earth; because charge flows perpendicular to magnetic field lines, the component of the particles' velocity parallel to the magnetic field decreases.
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