Multi‐MeV Electron Loss in the Heart of the Radiation Belts
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DOI: 10.1002/2016gl072258
Abstract: Significant progress has been made in recent years in understanding acceleration mechanisms in the Earth's radiation belts. In particular, a number of studies demonstrated the importance of the local acceleration by analyzing the radial profiles… read more here.
Keywords: 2013 storm; multi mev; radiation belts; local loss ... 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