Mid-latitude precipitation of energetic protons due to a pulsed disturbance of the magnetosphere
Lyudin A. F., Kirillov-Ugryumov V. G., Kotov Yu. D., Smirnov Yu. V., Yurov V. N.
Observations of a pulsed precipitation of protons with Ep > 12,100, and 350 MeV on a high-altitude balloon are discussed. The relationship between these precipitation events and a pulsed disturbance of the magnetosphere is analyzed, as are possible precipitation mechanisms.