Transverse ion energization and low-frequency plasma waves in the mid-altitude auroral zone - A case study

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Auroral Zones, Ion Motion, Particle Energy, Plasma Waves, Space Plasmas, Dynamics Explorer Satellites, Energy Transfer, High Resolution, Low Frequencies, Plasma Diagnostics

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Evidence of transverse ion energization at altitudes of several earth radii in the auroral zone was reexamined using several hundred hours of high-sensitivity and high-resolution plasma data obtained by the Dynamics Explorer 1 satellite. The data on particle environment encountered at midaltitudes in the auroral zone disclosed rapid variations in the values of total density, thermal structure, and composition of the plasma in the interval measured; the modes of low-frequency plasma waves also varied rapidly. It was not possible to unambiguously identify in these data particle and wave signature of local transverse ion energization; however, many intervals were found where local transverse ion heating was consistent with the observations.

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