Quasi-adiabatic particle acceleration in magnetic field reversals and the formation of the plasma sheet boundary layer in the earth's magnetotail

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Jan 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989plap.work..227z&link_type=abstract

In ESA, Proceedings of an International School and Workshop on Plasma Astrophysics, Volume 1 p 227-234 (SEE N89-24910 18-75)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Geomagnetic Tail, Particle Acceleration, Plasma Interactions, Plasma Sheaths, Plasma Slabs, Space Plasmas, Adiabatic Conditions, Boundary Layer Plasmas, Plasma Heating, Solar Wind, Stochastic Processes

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The acceleration of magnetic field reversal (MFR) particles in the stationary and homogeneous electric field induced by the motion of MFR through the ambient plasma (i.e., solar wind) is considered. Assuming that the time scale of acceleration is slow in comparison with the period of orbital motion, the longitudinal invariant is introduced to describe the process of acceleration in a closed form and to obtain the laws governing the quasiadiabatic ion acceleration in the Earth's magnetotail. The similarities and differences in adiabatic and quasiadiabatic acceleration mechanisms are discussed. The results give insights to the problem of particle heating in the Earth's magnetotail and to the formation of accelerated plasma streams along the edges of the plasma sheet.

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