Physics
Scientific paper
May 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982p%26ss...30..433t&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, vol. 30, May 1982, p. 433-437.
Physics
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Atmospheric Scattering, Current Sheets, Energetic Particles, Geomagnetic Tail, Particle Flux Density, Pitch (Inclination), Distribution Functions, Magnetic Field Configurations, Particle Precipitation, Particle Trajectories, Radiation Belts, S Matrix Theory, Spatial Distribution
Scientific paper
Energetic particle pitch-angle scattering in magnetic field configurations with magnetotail-like current sheets are investigated for the case of a magnetic field model specified by particle gyroradius current sheet-thickness units and by the angle between magnetic field lines and the sheet plane. Solution of a pitch-angle scattering and stationary particle distribution function integral equation shows that isotropic distributions are formed only in the case of a sufficiently thick current sheet. It is noted that particle scattering in a thin field reversal region leads to anisotropic stationary distribution. Energetic particle flux spatial distributions in the near part of the magnetotail and in the radiation belt's outer boundary may be interpreted by means of the results presented.
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