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James Van Allen

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James Van Allen

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PhD Physics University of Iowa

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According to Wikipedia, James Alfred Van Allen was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space. The Van Allen radiation belts were named after him, following his discovery using Geiger–Müller tube instruments on the 1958 satellites during the International Geophysical Year. Van Allen led the scientific community in putting scientific research instruments on space satellites.

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James Van Allen's Published Works

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Radiation Around the Earth to a Radial Distance of 107,400 km. (1959) (334)
Radiation observations with satellite 1958 ε (1959) (179)
The geomagnetically trapped corpuscular radiation (1959) (153)
Space Science, Space Technology and the Space Station (1986) (111)
Hot Plasma and Energetic Particles in Neptune's Magnetosphere (1989) (98)
Radiation Measurements to 658,300 Km. with Pioneer IV (1959) (96)
Saturn's Magnetosphere, Rings, and Inner Satellites (1980) (95)
Pioneer 11 Observations of Energetic Particles in the Jovian Magnetosphere (1975) (93)
Energetic Electrons in the Magnetosphere of Jupiter (1974) (77)
Satellite observations of electrons artificially injected into the geomagnetic field (1959) (74)
Observed particle effects of an interplanetary shock wave on July 8, 1966 (1967) (70)
Absorption of energetic protons by Saturn's ring g. Progress report for FY83 (1983) (57)
Distribution of Trapped Radiation in the Geomagnetic Field (1960) (56)
On the modulation of galactic cosmic ray intensity during solar activity cycles 19, 20, 21, 22 and early 23 (2000) (51)
Propagation of a large Forbush decrease in cosmic-ray intensity past the Earth, Pioneer 11 at 34 AU, and Pioneer 10 at 53 AU (1992) (48)
Radiation Belts around the Earth (1959) (47)
Outer radiation belt and solar proton observations with Explorer VII during March‐April 1960 (1960) (47)
DIRECT DETECTION OF AURORAL RADIATION WITH ROCKET EQUIPMENT (1957) (42)
Scientific Uses of Earth Satellites (1957) (42)
Lifetimes of Geomagnetically Trapped Electrons of Several Mev Energy (1964) (42)
Gravitational assist in celestial mechanics—a tutorial (2003) (39)
Absence of Martian Radiation Belts and Implications Thereof (1965) (39)
Findings on Rings and Inner Satellites of Saturn by Pioneer 11. (1982) (34)
Pioneer, first to Jupiter, Saturn, and beyond (1980) (33)
Dynamics, Composition and Origin of the Geomagnetically-Trapped Corpuscular Radiation (1962) (32)
Interplanetary Particles and Fields (1975) (29)
On the electric field in the Earth’s distant magnetotail (1970) (29)
Origins of Magnetospheric Physics (1983) (29)
Energetic carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen nuclei in the Earth's outer radiation zone (1970) (28)
Anisotropies in the interplanetary intensity of solar protons Ep > 0.3 Mev (1973) (28)
Recovery of interplanetary cosmic ray intensity following the Great Forbush Decrease of mid-1991 (1993) (27)
Solar cycle dependence of the radial gradient of cosmic ray intensity (1988) (22)
Evidence for direct double capture of 1- to 8-MeV solar alpha particles onto geomagnetically trapped orbits. (1971) (22)
Height Distribution and Directionality of 2-12 a X-Ray Flare Emission in the Solar Atmosphere (1973) (22)
Charged particles in the magnetosphere (1969) (21)
Galactic cosmic ray intensity from 1 to 9 A.U. (1976) (18)
High altitude measurements of the Earth's magnetic field with a proton precession magnetometer (1956) (17)
Venus: An Upper Limit on Intrinsic Magnetic Dipole Moment Based on Absence of a Radiation Belt (1967) (17)
Basic principles of celestial navigation (2004) (16)
A durable reduction of cosmic ray intensity in the outer heliosphere (1997) (14)
Correlation of X-ray radiation /2-12 A/ with microwave radiation /10.7 centimeters/ from the nonflaring sun (1970) (13)
An upper limit on the sizes of shepherding satellites at Saturn's ring G (1987) (13)
New rocket measurement of ionospheric currents near the geomagnetic equator (1958) (12)
The Iowa Radiation Experiment. (1962) (12)
Myths and realities of space flight. (1986) (11)
Planetary Magnetospheres and the Interplanetary Medium (1999) (11)
Cosmic rays, the sun, and geomagnetism : the works of Scott E. Forbush (1993) (10)
The Absolute Number of Quanta from the Bombardment of Fluorine with Protons (1941) (10)
Inference of magnetospheric currents from multipoint magnetic field measurements (2006) (10)
Alpha-Particle Emissivity of the Moon: An Observed Upper Limit (1969) (10)
Genesis of the International Geophysical Year (1983) (9)
OBSERVATIONS OF GALACTIC COSMIC-RAY INTENSITY AT HELIOCENTRIC RADIAL DISTANCES OF FROM 1.0 TO 2.0 ASTRONOMICAL UNITS. (1972) (9)
Correlation of outer radiation zone electrons (Ee ∼ 1 Mev) with the solar activity cycle (1966) (9)
INTENSITIES OF HEAVY COSMIC-RAY PRIMARIES BY PULSE IONIZATION CHAMBER MEASUREMENTS (1951) (8)
Remarks on accompanying letter by K. I. Gringauz (1964) (7)
On the Magnetospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (1977) (7)
1994 Kuiper Prize Lecture: Electrons, Protons, and Planets (1996) (7)
The Absolute Cross Section for the Photo-Disintegration of Deuterium by 6.2-Mev Quanta (1941) (7)
Early rocket observations of auroral Bremsstrahlung and its absorption in the mesosphere (1995) (7)
The scientific value of the earth satellite program (1956) (6)
Calibrated 0.1-cm(-1) IR emission spectra from 80°N. (1996) (6)
Energetic Particle Phenomena in the Earth’s Magnetospheric Tail (1970) (5)
Particle Description of the Magnetosphere (1968) (5)
The Aerobee Sounding Rocket--A New Vehicle for Research in the Upper Atmosphere. (1948) (5)
DIRECT, DURABLE CAPTURE OF 1 TO 8 MeV SOLAR ALPHA PARTICLES INTO GEOMAGNETICALLY TRAPPED ORBITS, (1970) (5)
Corpuscular radiations in space. (1961) (4)
Space Station, a.k.a. "Project Vampire"? (1994) (3)
Eulogy for the Iowa shooting victims (1991) (3)
Projected disappearance of the 11‐year cyclic minimum of galactic cosmic ray intensity in the antapex direction within the outer heliosphere (2005) (3)
Planetary magnetic fields and rotation. (1967) (3)
Is Human Spaceflight Now Obsolete? (2004) (3)
Twenty‐five milliamperes: A tale of two spacecraft (1996) (3)
Is human spaceflight now obsolete (2004) (3)
Diffraction patterns for the oblique incidence gratings (1987) (3)
A 1957 survey of cosmic ray intensity, 0 to 25 km altitude and 86°N to 73°S geomagnetic latitude (1994) (3)
Entry of low-energy solar protons into the earth's magnetotail. Progress report (1975) (2)
Observed solar modulation of galactic cosmic ray intensity in the outer heliosphere, 1997–2001 (2002) (2)
26. Radiation Observations with Satellite 1958ε (1979) (2)
Active Experiments in Magnetospheric Physics (1990) (2)
Encounter of an asteroid with a planet (2006) (1)
The 1981 Jupiter Orbiter Probe mission (1977) (1)
Books-Received - Cosmic-Rays the Sun and Geomagnetism (1993) (1)
Heterocyclic polynitrobenzylidene dyes (1975) (1)
Corpuscular radiations in space. (1961) (1)
Space Station: The Next Logical Step to National Distress (1987) (1)
Myths and realities of space flight. (1986) (1)
Perturbations of the Earth's inner radiation belt by two geomagnetic storms: Explorer I revisited (1999) (0)
Origins Of Magnetospheric Physics: An Expanded Edition (2004) (0)
The Starfish Test (1963) (0)
( j 78275 , > ' DISTRIBUTION OF TRAPPED RADIATION IN THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD SEKIKO YOSHIDA (0)
Survival of thin films in space (1964) (0)
924 elementary problems and answers in solar system astronomy (1993) (0)
Interplanetary proton (0.61 < Ep < 3.41 MeV) events observed with Pioneer 11, 1973–1986 and out to 22.4 AU (1987) (0)
Obituary of William Douglas Allen (2008) (0)
Solar X-Ray Observations with Explorer 33, Explorer 35, and Mariner V. (1968) (0)
Radiation Measurements from Explorer IV (1958) (0)
Lifetimes of Geomagnetically Trapped Electrons of Several Mev Energy (1964) (0)
The Scientific Value of the Earth Satellite Program (1956) (0)
Space Station: The Next Logical Step to National Distress (2011) (0)
Response : Planetary Magnetic Fields and Rotation (1967) (0)
On the modulation of galactic cosmic ray intensity during solar activity cycles 19, 20, 21, 22 and early 23 (2007) (0)
Are we to abandon the planets to the soviet union? (1967) (0)
Charged Particles (1963) (0)
Satellites 1958, alpha and gamma : high intensity radiation research and instrumentation (1961) (0)
Response: space flight: manned versus unmanned. (1986) (0)
Book Review: War and Peace: Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II (1995) (0)
Awards Presented at the Spring Meeting: Thirty‐ninth Presentation: William Bowie Medal to James Alfred van Allen for Outstanding Contributions to Fundamental Geophysics and for Unselfish Cooperation in Research (1977) (0)
Book Review: Science from Balloons: Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in AmericaRace to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America. DeVorkinDavid H. (Springer-Verlag, New York, 1989). Pp. viii + 406. $44. (1995) (0)
Mean free paths of solar electrons (Ee ≳45 keV) in the interplanetary medium (1998) (0)
Book Review: Science from Balloons: Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America (1995) (0)
Are We to Abandon the Planets To the Soviet Union (1967) (0)
The heliospheric boundary (1993) (0)
High Resolution, Calibrated IR Emission Spectra from 80°N (1995) (0)
EIC News (2006) (0)
Scientists' Statement on Energy Policy (1975) (0)
SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES in SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (1961) (0)
Edward Bryant Nelson (2004) (0)
Response: space flight: manned versus unmanned. (1986) (0)
Robert A. Ellis Jr (1991) (0)
Galactic Cosmic Ray Intensity 0.99 to 5.26 A.U. from the Sun. (1975) (0)
[Reply to “Space Station?” by L.H. Meredith] On the future of the United States in space (1987) (0)
Eighth presentation of the John Adam Fleming Award, April 8, 1968 (1968) (0)
John Adam Fleming Medal to Joseph Kaplan (1970) (0)

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