Intense uniform precipitation of low-energy electrons over the polar cap

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Jun 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jgr....82.2305m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, June 1, 1977, p. 2305-2313.

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Auroral Zones, Electron Precipitation, Magnetic Storms, Polar Caps, Electron Energy, Energy Spectra, Lines Of Force, Magnetic Signatures

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Analysis of precipitating electron data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) revealed significant enhancements (as large as two orders of magnitude) over the quiet time level of the low-energy electron flux over the polar cap during magnetic storms in September and October 1974. Strong asymmetry between the two polar caps was observed, and it may indicate that these electrons are of interplanetary (i.e., solar) origin and that their entry is influenced by the interplanetary magnetic field as illustrated by Yeager and Frank (1976) and Fennell et al. (1975). Energy spectra showing the spatial and temporal variations of the phenomena are presented. There also is a region between the equatorward edge of the polar cap enhancement and the poleward edge of the evening auroral precipitation in which the electron flux drops down to the background level. If the observed intense polar cap precipitation is indeed of interplanetary origin, this void region implies that the poleward boundary of the auroral precipitation does not coincide with the equatorward boundary of the open field lines and that their separation can be as wide as a few degrees in latitude.

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