Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011jgra..11611201z&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 116, Issue A11, CiteID A11201
Physics
Plasma Physics
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Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetosphere: Outer, Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetospheric Configuration And Dynamics, Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma Convection (2463), Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma Waves And Instabilities (2471), Space Plasma Physics: Wave/Particle Interactions (2483, 6984)
Scientific paper
During the time period of 1 March 2001-1 April 2008, the Composition and Distribution Function (CODIF) Analyzer on board Cluster observed 41 prolonged He+ energization events, lasting for 1.10-4.97 h, on average, 3.18 ± 0.91 h. These He+ heating events occurred predominantly at low/middle magnetic latitudes (MLAT = -4.3°-51.7°) in the afternoon sector (MLT = 11:32-19:06) in the outer magnetosphere (L = 7.9-14.6). During the events, the He+ ions resonantly interacted with electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves and were perpendicularly energized to energies up to 1 keV. Their contribution to total ion density in the energy range of 0.04-1 keV was elevated on average up to 51%. A superposed epoch analysis of the plasma data measured by Cluster during these events indicates the presence of the two EMIC wave-controlling factors: hot anisotropic H+ (the wave free-energy provider) and cold dense plasma (the wave generation catalyst). In addition, it is common in the events that the density of the energetic H+ is elevated and electron plasma/gyrofrequency ratio (fpe/fce) reaches values higher than 10. Quiet solar wind and geomagnetic activity appear to be favorable conditions for the generation of the EMIC waves and thus the resultant He+ energization in the outer-magnetospheric region. The reason is that, under quiet solar wind and geomagnetic conditions, an overlap of hot anisotropic H+ from the plasma sheet and cold dense plasma from a plasmaspheric plume or plume-like region could exist in the afternoon sector of the outer magnetosphere.
Dunlop Malcolm W.
Kistler Lynn M.
Klecker Berndt
Mouikis C. G.
Sauvaud Jean-Andre
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