van allen belt

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Definition of van allen belt in English English dictionary

Any of similar areas around another planet

Either of two torus-shaped areas of high-energy charged particles which partly surround Earth, trapped by its magnetic field. The areas are characterised by intense radiation. When the belts "overload", particles strike the upper atmosphere and fluoresce, causing the polar aurora

a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field

Related Terms

Van Allen belts

plural form of Van Allen belt

Van Allen radiation belt

Any of similar areas around another planet

Van Allen radiation belt

Either of two torus-shaped areas of high-energy charged particles which partly surround Earth, trapped by its magnetic field. The areas are characterised by intense radiation. When the belts "overload", particles strike the upper atmosphere and fluoresce, causing the polar aurora

Hyphenation

Van Al·len belt

Turkish pronunciation

vän älın belt

Synonyms

van allen radiation belt

Pronunciation

/ˈvan ˈalən ˈbelt/ /ˈvæn ˈælən ˈbɛlt/

Etymology

() From James Alfred Van Allen, US physicist.