Explorers 1 and 3 - The Discovery and Early History of the Earth's Radiation Belts

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written by David Stern

The first of 6 linked web pages on how the inner radiation belt was discovered in 1958 by Van Allen, on the type of instrument used (Geiger counter), on the belt's explanation based on neutron albedo, on radiation belts created by nuclear bombs and on the discovery of the outer belt. This resource is nonmathematical and short; a longer exposition (with references) is also available.

http://www.phy6.org/Education/wexp13.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Space Exploration	- High School	- Reference Material

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2001 David P. Stern
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 6, 2004 by David Stern
Record Updated:: January 24, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 28, 2004
Other Collections:: The Astronomy Center

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Astronomy
Unit Title: Astronomy: An Historical Perspective

How did we find them and what this discovery meant to understanding the Earth's mechanics.

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