Ion acceleration in the suprauroral region - A Monte Carlo model

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Jul 1983

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Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 10, July 1983, p. 583-586. USAF-sponsored research.

Physics

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Auroral Zones, Ion Temperature, Monte Carlo Method, Particle Acceleration, Energy Distribution, Geomagnetism, Ion Motion, Plasma Waves

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The acceleration of ions and the formation of ion conics in the suprauroral region are studied using a model which includes the effects of wave-particle interaction, the inhomogeneous geomagnetic field, and field-aligned potential drops. Particle acceleration by interaction with turbulence is treated as a random process in a simplified way, using a Monte Carlo technique. Applying the model to ion acceleration by lower-hybrid turbulence between 1000 and 5000 km, it is found that the observed amplitudes of the waves are sufficient to accelerate ions to the energies often found in conics.

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