A decade of balloon observations of auroral x-rays

Balloon observations of bremsstrahlung x-rays carried out by The University of Calgary over the past decade deal with morphological studies of auroral electron precipitation. The program attempts to deal with the understanding of correlation between parent electrons and secondary x-rays, study of microbursts, East-West and North-South extent of electron precipitation, and precipitation during pulsating aurora. Although the overall program involves the use of both rocket and balloon-borne payloads, here we present only the results of the balloon experiments.