Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978jgr....83.4318w&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 83, Sept. 1, 1978, p. 4318-4326.
Physics
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Charged Particles, Convection, Earth Magnetosphere, Electric Potential, Magnetic Flux, Plasma Dynamics, Ats 5, Ats 6, Coordinates, Electric Fields, Equations Of Motion, Kinetic Energy, Magnetopause, Particle Trajectories, Protons, Trapped Particles, Velocity Distribution
Scientific paper
The formulation of the magnetospheric convection problem involves a coordinate system consisting of the electric potential, the magnetic field intensity, and the modified longitudinal invariant. The mapping is extended to include all particles and not just those mirroring in the magnetic equator. Equations of motion for the particle mirror points in this representation are presented. The analysis results in a natural division of the magnetosphere into accelerator and dynamo regions and use of the coordinate system permits trajectory-dependent effects to be distinguished from source- or sink-dependent effects. The representation is illustrated by application to the analysis of the nose structure protons observed by Smith and Hoffman (1974).
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