The inconsistency between proton charge exchange and the observed ring current decay

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Dec 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.6197l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, Dec. 1, 1976, p. 6197-6200.

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Charge Exchange, Hydrogen, Magnetic Storms, Protons, Ring Currents, Angular Distribution, Gas Density, Helium Ions, Pitch (Inclination)

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The equatorial pitch-angle distributions of ring-current ions observed during a storm recovery phase at L values between 3 and 4 are compared with the pitch-angle distributions predicted by proton charge exchange with neutral hydrogen. Large disagreements are found, and three alternative explanations are explored. (1) A strong proton source acts to mask the effects of charge exchange. It is believed that the required strong continual source with a unique pitch-angle and energy dependence is unrealistic at these low L values. (2) Presently accepted neutral hydrogen density models have densities well over an order of magnitude too large for a storm recovery phase. No evidence is known to support the required large errors in the densities. (3) The ring current at particle energies not exceeding 50 keV was dominated by some ion species other than protons during the storm recovery phase. Such ions must have much longer lifetimes for charge exchange with hydrogen than do protons. This alternative is strongly favored, with He(+) being an attractive candidate.

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