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Based on satellite data, we present the results of modeling the spatial and energy distributions of integral fluxes of He nuclei (α particles) with E > 1, 2, 4, and 7 MeV at L = 1.1–6.6 in a broad range of B/B 0 (E is the kinetic energy of particles, L is the drift shell parameter, and B/B 0 is the magnetic field ratio). Some ways of practically applying the model are considered. The results of calculation of α-particle fluxes for a circular orbit with a height of 300 km and an inclination of 50° are presented.
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Translated from Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya, Vol. 43, No. 4, 2005, pp. 243–247.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Getselev, Sosnovets, Kovtyukh, Dmitriev, Podzolko, Vlasova, Reizman.
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Getselev, I.V., Sosnovets, E.N., Kovtyukh, A.S. et al. An Empirical Model of the Radiation Belt of Helium Nuclei. Cosmic Res 43, 229–232 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10604-005-0040-6
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