Science. 1970 Dec 25;170(3965):1398-401. doi: 10.1126/science.170.3965.1398.
Interpretation of high-resolution angular distribution measurements of the primary auroral electron flux detected by a rocket probe launched into a visible aurora from Fort Churchill in the fall of 1966 leads to the following conclusions. The auroral electron flux is nearly monoenergetic and has a quasi-trapped as well as a precipitating component. The quasi-trapped flux appears to be limited to a region defined by magnetic-mirror points and multiple electrostatic double layers in the ionosphere. The electrostatic field of the double-layer distribution enhances the aurora by lowering the magnetic-mirror points and supplying energy to the primary auroral electrons.
对 1966 年秋从丘吉尔堡发射的火箭探测到的可见极光中的初级极光电子流进行高分辨率角分布测量的解释得出以下结论。极光电子流几乎是单能的，并有一个准囚禁和一个沉降分量。准囚禁的通量似乎局限在一个由磁镜点和电离层中的多个静电双层定义的区域内。双层分布的静电场通过降低磁镜点并为初级极光电子提供能量来增强极光。
