Experimental evidence for direct penetration of ULF waves from the solar wind and their possible effect on acceleration of radiation belt electrons

Details Experimental evidence for direct penetration of ULF waves from the solar wind and their possible effect on acceleration of radiation belt electrons Experimental evidence for direct penetration of ULF waves from the solar wind and their possible effect on acceleration of radiation belt electrons

Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010ge%26ae..50..950p&link_type=abstract

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, Volume 50, Issue 8, pp.950-957

Computer Science

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The event of March 12-19, 2009, when a moderately high-speed solar wind stream flew around the Earth's magnetosphere and carried millihertz ultralow-frequency (ULF) waves, has been analyzed. The stream caused a weak magnetic storm ( D st min = -28 nT). Since March 13, fluxes of energetic (up to relativistic) electrons started increasing in the magnetosphere. Comparison of the spectra of ULF oscillations observed in the solar wind and magnetosphere and on the Earth's surface indicated that a stable common spectral peak was present at frequencies of 3-4 mHz. This fact is interpreted as evidence that waves penetrated directly from the solar wind into the magnetosphere. Possible scenarios describing the participation of oscillations in the acceleration of medium-energy ( E > 0.6 MeV) and high-energy ( E > 2.0 MeV) electrons in the radiation belt are discussed. Based on comparing the event with the moderate magnetic storm of January 21-22, 2005, we concluded that favorable conditions for analyzing the interaction between the solar wind and the magnetosphere are formed during a deep minimum of solar activity.

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