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<tr><td>Reference on Space Particle Environment stassinopoulos.pdf </td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>stassinopoulos</td><td>Particle Background and Environment Data </td><td>Particle background, latitude, SAA, electron population, particle contours, high background region, map of radiation belts, van allen belts</td></tr>

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<li>Cosmic Backgrounds</li> <UL>

<li>X-ray</li>

<li>The UV background is given in 1987AJ_____94__876O.pdf</li> <li> optical-IR</li> My favorite plot of space (zodiacal) background opt-NIR is the one by Michael Lampton (though I think aldering's analysis below is better:

lampton_space_bgnd.png

I believe you can take as definitive Greg Aldering's analysis of space background for SNAP aldering01_space_zodi.pdf. DO NOT USE without attribution!!! (called the “white paper” elsewhere, probably a section of, or a study for the white paper; the original file was just called zodi.ps).

It is important to understand that the zodi varies depending on angle between sun and pointing. I *think* in the optical it doesn't vary so much, but don't quote me on that. </ul> </ul>