Energetic electrons response to ULF waves induced by interplanetary shocks in the outer radiation belt

Details Energetic electrons response to ULF waves induced by interplanetary shocks in the outer radiation belt Energetic electrons response to ULF waves induced by interplanetary shocks in the outer radiation belt

Dec 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufmsm34a..06z&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #SM34A-06

Physics

[2483] Ionosphere / Wave/Particle Interactions, [2730] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetosphere: Inner, [2774] Magnetospheric Physics / Radiation Belts, [2784] Magnetospheric Physics / Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interactions

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Strong interplanetary shock interactions with the Earth's magnetosphere have great impacts on energetic particle dynamics in the magnetosphere. An interplanetary shock on 7 November 2004 (with the maximum solar wind dynamic pressure of ˜ 70 nPa) was observed by the Cluster constellation to induce significant ULF waves in the plasmasphere boundary, and energetic electrons (up to 2 MeV) were almost simultaneously accelerated when the interplanetary shock impinged upon the magnetosphere. In this paper, the relationship between the energetic electron bursts and the large shock-induced ULF waves is studied. It is shown that the energetic electrons could be accelerated and decelerated by the observed ULF wave electric fields, and the distinct wavenumber of the poloidal and toroidal waves at different locations also indicates the different energy ranges of electrons resonating with these waves. For comparison, a rather weak interplanetary shock on 30 August 2001 (dynamic pressure { ˜} 2.7 nPa) is also investigated. It is found that interplanetary shocks or solar wind pressure pulses with even small dynamic pressure change can have a non-negligible role in the radiation belt dynamics.

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