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DOI | 10.1029/2018GL080291 |
Diagnosis of ULFWave-Particle Interactions With Megaelectron Volt Electrons: The Importance of Ultrahigh-Resolution Energy Channels | |
Hartinger, M. D.1; 39;Brien, T. P.2 | |
2018-10-28 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 45期号:20页码:10883-10892 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA; Canada |
英文摘要 | Electron flux measurements are an important diagnostic for interactions between ultralow-frequency (ULF) waves and relativistic (similar to 1 MeV) electrons. Since measurements are collected by particle detectors with finite energy channel width, they are affected by a phase mixing process that can obscure these interactions. We demonstrate that ultrahigh-resolution electron measurements from the Magnetic Electron Ion Spectrometer on the Van Allen Probes mission-obtained using a data product that improves the energy resolution by roughly an order of magnitude-are crucial for understanding ULF wave-particle interactions. In particular, the ultrahigh-resolution measurements reveal a range of complex dynamics that cannot be resolved by standard measurements. Furthermore, the standard measurements provide estimates for the ULF flux modulation amplitude, period, and phase that may not be representative of true flux modulations, potentially leading to ambiguous conclusions concerning electron dynamics. Plain Language Summary Plasma waves with periods of a few minutes interact with high-energy electrons in the near-Earth space environment. Understanding how the waves affect the electrons is important, as these electrons can potentially damage orbiting satellites. However, these interactions are obscured by a process known as phase mixing where electrons with different energies behave differently yet are mixed together in measurements that have finite energy resolution. We show how a unique data set obtained from National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Van Allen Probes mission can dramatically increase the energy resolution, revealing a range of interactions that are obscured by measurements with lower energy resolution. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000451510500011 |
WOS关键词 | FREQUENCY WAVES THEORY ; OUTER RADIATION BELT ; GEOMAGNETIC-PULSATIONS ; ULF WAVES ; BEHAVIOR ; ACCELERATION ; FIELD |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/26624 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Virginia Tech, Bradley Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA; 2.Space Sci Inst, Boulder, CO 80301 USA; 3.Aerosp Corp, El Segundo, CA 90245 USA; 4.Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM USA; 5.Univ Minnesota, Sch Phys & Astron, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA; 6.Univ Alberta, Dept Phys, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Hartinger, M. D.,39;Brien, T. P.. Diagnosis of ULFWave-Particle Interactions With Megaelectron Volt Electrons: The Importance of Ultrahigh-Resolution Energy Channels[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2018,45(20):10883-10892. |
APA | Hartinger, M. D.,&39;Brien, T. P..(2018).Diagnosis of ULFWave-Particle Interactions With Megaelectron Volt Electrons: The Importance of Ultrahigh-Resolution Energy Channels.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,45(20),10883-10892. |
MLA | Hartinger, M. D.,et al."Diagnosis of ULFWave-Particle Interactions With Megaelectron Volt Electrons: The Importance of Ultrahigh-Resolution Energy Channels".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 45.20(2018):10883-10892. |
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