Speaker
Dr
Vladimir Mikhailov
(NRNU MEPHI)
Description
We present a measurements of electron and positron fluxes below the geomagnetic cutoff rigidity in wide energy range from 50 MeV to several GeV by the PAMELA magnetic spectrometer. The instrument was launched on June 15th 2006 on-board the Resurs-DK satellite on
low orbit with 70 degrees inclination and altitude between 350 and 600 km. The procedure of trajectories calculations in the geomagnetic field separates stably trapped and albedo components produced in interactions of cosmic ray protons with the
residual atmosphere from galactic cosmic rays. Features of spatial distributions of secondary electrons and positrons in the
near Earth space, including the South Atlantic Anomaly, were investigated.
Primary author
Dr
Vladimir Mikhailov
(NRNU MEPHI)
