Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves in a Magnetic Reconnection Exhaust at Earth's Magnetopause
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DOI: 10.1029/2025gl116561
Abstract: Plasma waves can initiate, regulate, or reflect magnetic reconnection efficiently converting magnetic energy into plasma energy. While waves ranging from below the ion cyclotron frequency to above the electron plasma frequency are commonly observed near… read more here.
Keywords: electromagnetic ion; magnetic reconnection; ion cyclotron; reconnection ... See more keywords
Discovery of proton hill in the phase space during interactions between ions and electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92541-0
Abstract: A study using Arase data gives the first observational evidence that the frequency drift of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves is caused by cyclotron trapping. EMIC emissions play an important role in planetary magnetospheres, causing… read more here.
Keywords: cyclotron; proton hill; ion cyclotron; hill ... See more keywords
Nonresonant Scattering of Relativistic Electrons by Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves in Earth's Radiation Belts.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.135101
Abstract: Electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves are expected to pitch-angle scatter and cause atmospheric precipitation of relativistic (>1 MeV) electrons under typical conditions in Earth's radiation belts. However, it has been a long-standing mystery how relativistic electrons in… read more here.
Keywords: cyclotron waves; electromagnetic ion; ion cyclotron; relativistic electrons ... See more keywords