Spatial and temporal variations of energetic trapped helium ions measured with Japanese satellite OHZORA Original Research Article

The results of measurements of absolute flux values and long term temporal evolution of the spatial distribution of trapped He ions in the energy range 1.2 – 9.2 MeV/nucleon below L = 4 are reported. The observations were made with ion counter on board the Japanese OHZORA satellite during the period of January 1984 through March 1987.