Nonlinear dynamics of charged particles in the magnetotail

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Oct 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....9715011c&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. A10, p. 15,011-15,050.

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Charged Particles, Geomagnetic Tail, Particle Motion, Current Sheets, Magnetic Storms, Solar Terrestrial Interactions

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An important region of the earth's magnetosphere is the nightside magnetotail, which is believed to play a significant role in energy storage and release associated with substorms. The magnetotail contains a current sheet which separates regions of oppositely directed magnetic field. Particle motion in the collisionless magnetotail has been a long-standing problem. Recent research from the dynamical point of view has yielded considerable new insights into the fundamental properties of orbits and of particle distribution functions. A new framework of understanding magnetospheric plasma properties is emerging. Some novel predictions based directly on nonlinear dynamics have proved to be robust and in apparent good agreement with observation. The earth's magnetotail may serve as a paradigm, one accessible by in situ observation, of a broad class of boundary regions with embedded current sheets. This article reviews the nonlinear dynamics of charged particles in the magnetotail configuration. The emphasis is on the relationships between the dynamics and physical observables. At the end of the introduction, sections containing basic material are indicated.

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