科学美国人60秒:探测器发现第三条范艾伦辐射带
日期:2013-03-14 16:19

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Back in 1958, at the dawn of the space age, physicist James Van Allen discovered that the Earth is ringed by high-energy charged particles. Held in place by the planet's magnetic field, these bands of radiation were named the inner and outer Van Allen Belts. They're of particular interest to NASA as they pose a potential danger to spacecraft.
回到1958年,在和平岁月的曙光到来之际,物理学家詹姆斯·范·艾伦发现地球周围环绕着高能的带电粒子6y8@wwPKBDBGF86giK。这些辐射带依靠地球磁场来保持在太空中的位置,它们被命名为内外范艾伦辐射带97hkU_QWXj^_)IVRsU。因为辐射带对飞船有潜在的危害,所以美航局对它特别关注ZB&Agojcv2];%-^B[k

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Now a NASA mission also named for Van Allen has found something new about his belts. By looping through them repeatedly, the twin Van Allen Probes discovered a third band of radiation.
目前美航局的一项同样以范艾伦命名的计划又有了一个新发现Tiqgi9pOfFioeyj3。美航局发射的两个范艾伦探测器重复在空中作环状飞行时发现了第三个辐射带V80voMNBacpNq7OD
Or at least there were three. The two spacecraft uncovered the previously unknown structure in September. It consisted of fast-moving electrons, situated between the two previously known Van Allen Belts. The discovery was reported in the journal Science.
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But the new structure is no longer. Four weeks after the probes found it, the third ring was wiped out by a strong shock wave emanating from the sun. Still, the unexpected finding shows that the Van Allen Belts are more complex and variable than had been assumed. And that seemingly well-established knowledge about space still may have the capacity to surprise.
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重点单词
  • spacecraftn. 宇宙飞船
  • unknownadj. 未知的,不出名的
  • previouslyadv. 先前,在此之前
  • potentialadj. 可能的,潜在的 n. 潜力,潜能 n. 电位,
  • variableadj. 可变的,易变的 n. 变量,易变的东西
  • assumedadj. 假装的;假定的
  • bandn. 带,箍,波段 n. 队,一群,乐队 v. 绑扎 v
  • complexadj. 复杂的,复合的,合成的 n. 复合体,综合体,
  • capacityn. 能力,容量,容积; 资格,职位 adj. (达到最
  • particularadj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的 n. 个别项目