Transverse ion acceleration mechanisms in the aurora at solar minimum: occurrence distributions

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Apr 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000jastp..62..467l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 62, Issue 6, p. 467-475.

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We present a statistical study of 714 ion conic events detected by the Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer (FAST) from September 1996 to February 1997. Ninety-nine percent of the events found are associated with either broad-band extremely low frequency (BBELF) emissions or electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves. Lower hybrid waves are much less important in transverse ion acceleration above 2000 km. The BBELF events are more numerous, comprising some 84% of ion conic events identified, and occur at all local times, with a peak near noon and a minimum near dusk. The EMIC events are concentrated in the dusk to midnight sector and are more likely to occur at lower latitudes compared to the BBELF events. The occurrence rate of EMIC conics has an apparent local minimum at 2000-2500 km, while the BBELF conic occurrence rate varies only slowly between 2000 km and the FAST apogee of 4200 km. The occurrence rate of EMIC conics is more strongly correlated with Kp than the BBELF conic occurrence rate. These results are consistent with previous studies of ion conics at lower altitudes. The correlation of both BBELF and EMIC ion conics with phenomena that are associated with parallel electric fields suggests that parallel electric fields play a significant role in transverse ion heating in the aurora.

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