The influence of energy diffusion on auroral particle distribution

Details The influence of energy diffusion on auroral particle distribution The influence of energy diffusion on auroral particle distribution

Jun 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980esasp.152..285h&link_type=abstract

In ESA European Rocket and Balloon Programs and Related Res. p 285-288 (SEE N81-10914 01-99)

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Auroral Zones, Electron Energy, Electron Precipitation, Velocity Distribution, Diffusion, Earth Ionosphere, Earth Magnetosphere, Particle Acceleration, Plasma Turbulence, Stochastic Processes

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Observations of electrons precipitating from the magnetosphere to the ionosphere under a variety of auroral conditions suggest that the velocity distributions are formed by energy diffusion. Two possibilities are considered to account for the diffusion. It results either following electron acceleration through a potential difference, or as a consequence of plasma turbulence that accelerates electrons stochastically. It is found that the latter more readily accounts for the observations.

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