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STUDY of the Van Allen belt may throw some light on some of the phenomena which occur in stars where plasma is trapped by strong magnetic fields. One problem which is relevant to astrophysics is the origin of the high energy trapped charged particles in the belt.
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PIZZELLA, G. Emission of Cosmic Rays by a Dipole Magnetosphere. Nature 226, 434–435 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226434a0
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