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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VAN ALLEN BELT

Named after its discoverer, J. A. Van Allen.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VAN ALLEN BELT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAN ALLEN BELT

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Van Allen belt is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VAN ALLEN BELT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Van Allen belt

Van Allen radiation belt

A Van Allen radiation belt is one of at least two layers of energetic charged particles that is held in place around the planet Earth by the planet's magnetic field. The belts extend from an altitude of about 1,000 to 60,000 kilometers above the surface in which region radiation levels vary. Most of the particles that form the belts are thought to come from solar wind and other particles by cosmic rays. The belts are named after their discoverer, James Van Allen, and are located in the inner region of the Earth's magnetosphere. The belts contain energetic electrons that form the outer belt and a combination of protons and electrons that form the inner belt. The radiation belts additionally contain lesser amounts of other nuclei, such as alpha particles. The belts endanger satellites, which must protect their sensitive components with adequate shielding if their orbit spends significant time in the radiation belts. In 2013, NASA reported that the Van Allen Probes had discovered a transient, third radiation belt, which was observed for four weeks until destroyed by a powerful, interplanetary shock wave from the Sun.

Definition of Van Allen belt in the English dictionary

The definition of Van Allen belt in the dictionary is either of two regions of charged particles above the earth, the inner one extending from 2400 to 5600 kilometres above the earth and the outer one from 13 000 to 19 000 kilometres. The charged particles result from cosmic rays and are trapped by the earth's magnetic field.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAN ALLEN BELT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE VAN ALLEN BELT

asteroid belt
below the belt
belt
black belt
brown belt
cartridge belt
chastity belt
conveyor belt
endless belt
fan belt
fold-and-thrust belt
garter belt
green belt
Kuiper belt
lap and shoulder belt
safety belt
seat belt
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the black belt
tighten one´s belt

Synonyms and antonyms of Van Allen belt in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Van Allen belt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAN ALLEN BELT

Find out the translation of Van Allen belt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Van Allen belt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Van Allen belt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

范艾伦带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cinturón de Van Allen
570 millions of speakers

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Van Allen belt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वान एलेन बेल्ट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حزام فان ألن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Радиационный пояс Ван Аллена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cinturão de Van Allen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্যান অ্যালেন বেল্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ceinture de Van Allen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tali pinggang Van Allen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Van -Allen-Gürtel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バンアレン帯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밴 앨런 벨트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sabuk Van Allen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Vành đai Van Allen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வான் ஆலன் பெல்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हॅन अॅलन बेल्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Van Allen kayışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cintura di Van Allen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pas Van Allena
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Радіаційний пояс Ван Аллена
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Centură Van Allen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Van Allen ζώνη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Van Allen -gordel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Van Allen-bältet
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Van Allen beltet
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Van Allen belt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAN ALLEN BELT»

Discover the use of Van Allen belt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Van Allen belt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
Since the lowermost edge of the inner Van Allen belt is 780 miles above the Pacific, the plasma ball would push 300-odd miles into the belt and distort the force lines of Earth's magnetic field at least to that extent. The 1962 edition of the Atomic ...
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A Review of Space Research: The Report of the Summer Study ...
The satellite spent about 90 per cent of the time in the Van Allen belt itself. The objectives of this satellite were to describe the protons and electrons trapped in the Van Allen radiation belt, to study the particles coming from the Sun, and to study ...
‎1962
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VAN ALLEN BELT PLASMA PHYSICS.
Recent theoretical developments in understanding the plasma turbulence in the Van Allen belts are reviewed.
C. F. Kennel, H. E. Petschek, AVCO EVERETT RESEARCH LAB INC EVERETT MA., 1966
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Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight
Geomagnetically Trapped (Van Allen Belt) Radiation The trapped radiation belts surrounding Earth were first measured in 1958 by large Geiger counters flown aboard Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite; their existence was confirmed by later ...
Michael R. Barratt, Sam Lee Pool, 2008
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Digital Microwave Communication Systems: With Selected ...
At altitudes of 2000-5000 km and 15000-30000 km, there are belts of ionized particles known as 'inner Van Allen belt' and 'outer Van Allen belt' respectively. Satellite orbits are impossible in these ranges as communication would be ...
P. V. Sreekanth, 2003
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Origins Of Magnetospheric Physics: An Expanded Edition
Energetic Particles in the Inner Van Allen Belt. Space Science Reviews, 1 :278— 312. 1968. *The Radiation Belt and Magnetosphere, 548 pp. Waltham, Mass.: Blaisdell Publishing Company. Hoffman, R. A. 1 961 . Observations of the Van ...
James A. Van Allen, 2004
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Microwave and RF Product Applications
... ramifications that swamp the technical considerations) • The power and linearity performance of the satellite transmitter (also a major cost element of the system) MEO (10,300 km) Outer Van Allen Belt (18,500 km) Inner Van Allen Belt ( 3700 ...
Mike Golio, 2003
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The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium
LIE"; » Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) 'lnternational Space Station _ ' 4 230 miles ' - Van Allen Probe-B N ASA I FIGURE 6—12 The outer Van Allen belt contains mainly electrons; the traditional “inner belt” contains mainly protons. A temporary belt that ...
Jay M. Pasachoff, Alex Filippenko, 2013
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New Scientist
But in fairness to both the experimentalists and theoreticians engaged in the work , there is, in a very real sense, a dearth of data of the right kind What the results show is that the Van Allen belt is far from simple. It promises to teach us a good ...
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Hollow Planets: A Feasibility Study of Possible Hollow Worlds
In his e-mail dated 30 Aug 1997, Davis had made this rather interesting comment : It When the Van Allen belts were first discovered some people thought that they had finally found the source of the aurora; the Van Allen belt particles.
Jan Lamprecht, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAN ALLEN BELT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Van Allen belt is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Space Shield Protects Earth from "Sledgehammer Blow" of …
The Van Allen radiation belts were detected in 1958 by the Explorer rockets, ... in orbit since 2012, have been revealing new secrets of the Van Allen belts ... «Discovery Institute, Mar 15»
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'Star Trek-like shields': New radiation belt protects Earth from 'killer …
The outer Van Allen belt is about 25,000 miles (40, 000 km) above the Earth, while the inner one can dip as low as 600 miles, close to the plasmasphere. «RT, Nov 14»
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How To Accelerate Electrons The Van Allen Belt Way
What creates the two gigantic donuts of radiation surrounding Earth called the Van Allen radiation belts? The Van Allen Probes launched in 2012 want to find out ... «Science 2.0, Jul 14»
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Earth's Van Allen Belts - Particle Accelerators In The Sky
Over a year after being launched, NASA's Van Allen Probes mission continues to unravel the mysteries of Earth's high-energy radiation belts that encircle our ... «Science 2.0, Dec 13»
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Scientists Learn More about Mysterious 3rd Van Allen Belt
“The Van Allen Probes observations challenged our current views on the physics of the radiation belts,” said study co-author Yuri Shprits, a space scientist at ... «Voice of America, Sep 13»
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NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes record electromagnetic …
This “Earthsong,” as NASA calls it, was recorded by the two spacecraft as they orbited inside the highly radioactive Van Allen Belts that surround the Earth. «Gizmag, Oct 12»
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NASA twin satellites to probe mysteries of the Van Allen belts
In a mission 11 years in the making, NASA today launched a pair of Johns Hopkins University satellites into the Van Allen radiation belts to study their structure ... «CNET, Aug 12»
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How NASA's Twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes Work (Infographic)
An inner Van Allen belt extends from an altitude of about 1,000 to 8,000 miles (1,600 to 13,000 km), compared to the orbital altitude of the International Space ... «Space.com, Aug 12»
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NASA sending Radiation Belt Storm Probes to study the Van Allen Belt
The Van Allen Belts were detected in 1958 by the first successful American satellite, Explorer I, and are named after their discoverer James Van Allen. They are ... «Gizmag, Aug 12»
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Starfish and Apollo (1962)
The Apollo spacecraft, launched from Cape Canaveral on Florida's east coast, would have to traverse the augmented Van Allen Belts, and no one could say ... «Wired News, Mar 12»

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