Magnetospheric plasma loss processes in the Earth's ring current and energetic neutral atoms.

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Oct 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999ncimc..22..633o&link_type=abstract

Nuovo Cimento C, Vol. 22C, N. 5, p. 633 - 648

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Earth Magnetosphere: Energetic Particles

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The main loss processes occurring in the Earth's inner magnetosphere are reviewed. It is shown that the most significant loss process is the charge exchange between the energetic ions (1 - 300 keV) and the exospheric particles. Through this process, the energetic ions are neutralised, so that they can escape from the magnetosphere. The detection of these energetic neutral atoms (ENA) would allow the long-distance imaging of the magnetospheric plasma regimes. The available ENA observations, as well as the simulated ENA fluxes, are reviewed, and the expectations coming form this new tool for magnetospheric diagnostics are discussed.

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