Electron trapping and charge transport by large amplitude whistlers

Details Electron trapping and charge transport by large amplitude whistlers Electron trapping and charge transport by large amplitude whistlers

Oct 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010georl..3720106k&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 37, Issue 20, CiteID L20106

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Plasma Physics

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Space Plasma Physics: Wave/Particle Interactions (2483, 6984), Space Plasma Physics: Kinetic Waves And Instabilities, Magnetospheric Physics: Radiation Belts, Radio Science: Magnetospheric Physics (2700)

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Trapping of electrons by magnetospheric whistlers is investigated using data from the Waves experiment on Wind and the S/WAVES experiment on STEREO. Waveforms often show a characteristic distortion which is shown to be due to electrons trapped in the potential of the electrostatic part of oblique whistlers. The density of trapped electrons is significant, comparable to that of the unperturbed whistler. Transport of these trapped electrons to new regions can generate potentials of several kilovolts. Trapping and the associated potentials may play an important role in the acceleration of Earth's radiation belt electrons.

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