Abstract

The spatial distribution and dynamics of subrelativistic electron fluxes (from tens to hundreds of keV) were studied in a space experiment onboard the Vernov satellite. A joint analysis of the experimental data from the Vernov and POES satellites was carried out. Maps of the global distribution of electron fluxes with energies from hundreds keV to MeV in the near-Earth space were obtained, as well as their distribution over drift shells, local time, and geomagnetic longitude. It is shown that significant electron fluxes of subrelativistic energies exist in drift shells with a McIlwain parameter of L < 1.5. The measured longitudinal distribution of electron fluxes in these drift shells indicates that the observed fluxes are “tied” to the shells, and the inhomogeneities of the longitudinal distribution are caused by the features of the configuration of the magnetic field in the satellite orbits.

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