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Equatorial gyroresonance between electrons and magnetospherically reflected whistlers
Author(s) -
Jasna D.,
Inan U. S.,
Bell T. F.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl017i011p01865
Subject(s) - whistler , magnetosphere , range (aeronautics) , physics , electron , ionosphere , latitude , geophysics , van allen radiation belt , atmospheric sciences , plasma , astronomy , nuclear physics , materials science , composite material
Magnetosphericaily reflected whistlers resonantly interact with energetic (of order 100 keV) electrons in a relatively narrow energy range during multiple equatorial crossings over a wide range of L ‐shells (1.5 < L < 4). Results indicate that wave energy that enters the magnetosphere at a fixed location can potentially contribute to the loss of particles over a wide range of latitudes.