Energetic particle losses and trapping boundaries as deduced from calculations with a realistic magnetic field model

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Current Sheets, Earth Magnetosphere, Energetic Particles, Geomagnetism, Magnetic Field Configurations, Trapped Particles, Atmospheric Models, Ionospheric Drift

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An interpretation of the stable trapping boundaries of energetic electrons and protons during quiet periods is given basing on a realistic magnetospheric magnetic field model. Particle losses are explained in terms of an ionospheric and drift loss cone filling due to a non-adiabatic pitch-angle scattering in the nightside magnetotail current sheet. The proposed mechanism is shown to provide a good agreement of the observed and calculated positions of the energetic particle trapping boundaries, as well as their energy dependence. The obtained results can be applied as a tool for investigating the magnetospheric magnetic field structure using the particle data of low-altitude satellites.

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