Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....8611211h&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, Dec. 1, 1981, p. 11211-11224. Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Physics
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Electron Distribution, Electron Plasma, Geomagnetic Tail, Pitch (Inclination), Plasma Layers, Space Plasmas, Anisotropy, Earth Magnetosphere, Electron Acceleration, Electron Energy, Magnetopause, Neutral Sheets
Scientific paper
Magnetotail plasmas consist mainly of low-energy electrons and protons. The ultimate source of the plasmas is believed to be the ionosphere and/or the solar wind. A certain energization process is needed for the source plasmas to become magnetotail plasma populations. One clue to the process is offered by the pitch angle anisotropy of energized particle distributions. The considered investigation takes into account measurements conducted with the aid of the IMP 6 satellite during June to December 1971, when the spacecraft was in favorable geomagnetic conditions to investigate the plasma sheet. A description is presented of the observed characteristics of the bi-directional electron distributions, and an attempt is made to explain their formation by a combination of the Fermi acceleration of magnetospheric electrons and the field-aligned acceleration of ionospheric electrons.
Hada Tohru
Hones Edward W. Jr.
Nishida Akira
Terasawa Toshio
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