Broad-spatial characteristics and energy spectrum characteristics of auroral X-rays observed by a Polar Patrol Balloon

Polar Patrol Balloon (PPB) No.6 experiment was performed over Antarctica, in order to observe wide-area characteristics of bremsstrahlung X-rays radiated from energetic precipitated electrons. PPB No.6 was launched from Syowa Station on 5 January 1993 and flew along one and a half circumpolar paths....

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Main Author: Hiromu Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1996-07-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.15094/00008929