Simultaneous observations of subauroral electron temperature enhancements and electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves

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Aug 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993georl..20.1723e&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 20, no. 16, p. 1723-1726.

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Auroral Zones, Electromagnetic Radiation, Electron Energy, Electron Precipitation, Geomagnetic Latitude, Ion Cyclotron Radiation, Dynamics Explorer 2 Satellite, Earth Ionosphere, Landau Damping, Magnetic Fields

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Observational results from an investigation of LF (0.5-4.0 Hz) electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves and subauroral electron temperature enhancements recorded from the DE-2 satellite are presented. Four different wave events were analyzed, all recorded at magnetic latitudes from 57-60 deg, magnetic local times from 8-14 hr, and altitudes from 600-900 km. The peak wave amplitudes during the events ranged from 8-70 nT and 5-30 mV/m in the magnetic and electric field, respectively. Te enhancements at the time of the waves were observed in three of four events. A linear relationship between the wave magnetic field spectral density and Te enhancements was found for these events. The Te enhancements were also correlated with an enhanced flux of low energy electrons. During one event (82104) an enhanced flux of electrons were observed at energies up to 50 eV and at nearly all pitch angles, although the flux was largest in the precipitating and upflowing directions. It is suggested that the waves are responsible for heating the low energy electrons which precipitate to the ionosphere and produce the observed Te enhancements. The upflowing electron population appears to be heated at ionospheric altitudes, below the DE-2 satellite.

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