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Low‐Energy (<keV) O + Ion Outflow Directly Into the Inner Magnetosphere: Van Allen Probes Observations
Author(s) -
Gkioulidou Matina,
Ohtani S.,
Ukhorskiy A. Y.,
Mitchell D. G.,
Takahashi K.,
Spence H. E.,
Wygant J. R.,
Kletzing C. A.,
Barnes R. J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: space physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2169-9402
pISSN - 2169-9380
DOI - 10.1029/2018ja025862
Subject(s) - magnetosphere , physics , population , van allen probes , atomic physics , proton , plasmasphere , ionosphere , van allen radiation belt , poynting vector , ion , plasma sheet , ring current , magnetic field , computational physics , geophysics , plasma , nuclear physics , demography , quantum mechanics , sociology
The heavy ion component of the low‐energy (eV to hundreds of eV) ion population in the inner magnetosphere, also known as the O + torus, is a crucial population for various aspects of magnetospheric dynamics. Yet even though its existence has been known since the 1980s, its formation remains an open question. We present a comprehensive study of a low‐energy (