<P> In the belts, at a given point, the flux of particles of a given energy decreases sharply with energy . </P> <P> At the magnetic equator, electrons of energies exceeding 500 keV (resp. 5 MeV) have omnidirectional fluxes ranging from 1.2 × 10 (resp. 3.7 × 10) up to 9.4 × 10 (resp. 2 × 10) particles per square centimeter per second . </P> <P> The proton belts contain protons with kinetic energies ranging from about 100 keV (which can penetrate 0.6 μm of lead) to over 400 MeV (which can penetrate 143 mm of lead). </P> <P> Most published flux values for the inner and outer belts may not show the maximum probable flux densities that are possible in the belts . There is a reason for this discrepancy: the flux density and the location of the peak flux is variable (depending primarily on solar activity), and the number of spacecraft with instruments observing the belt in real time has been limited . The Earth has not experienced a solar storm of Carrington event intensity and duration while spacecraft with the proper instruments have been available to observe the event . </P>

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