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McFadden, J.P., Carlson, C.W., Ergun, R.E., Chaston, C.C., Mozer, F.S., Temerin, M., Klumpar, D.M., Shelley, E.G., Peterson, W.K., Moebius, E., Kistler, L., Elphic, R., Strangeway, R., Cattell, C. and Pfaff, R. (1998). Electron modulation and ion cyclotron waves observed by FAST. Geophysical Research Letters 25: doi: 10.1029/98GL00855. issn: 0094-8276. |
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New observations from the FAST satellite demonstrate strong wave-particle interactions between energetic electrons and H+ EMIC waves in inverted-V arcs. The intense waves are shown to occur in strong upward current regions which contain intense downgoing field-aligned electron fluxes. Electrons near the inverted-V spectral peak have large, factor of 2 to 10, coherent flux modulations at or near the wave frequency. The electron modulations are typically centered at about fCH+/2, where fCH+ is the local H+ cyclotron frequency. The EMIC waves are broadbanded, extending from about 0.3fCH+ to 0.7fCH+. These waves also accelerate cold secondary electrons, forming counterstreaming field-aligned electrons at energies up to about 300 eV. In addition, electron modulations at fCH+ are observed in the density cavities associated with upgoing ion beams. Intense waves at fCH+ are simultaneously detected and shown to have a magnetic component similar to the EMIC waves. ¿ 1998 American Geophysical Union |
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Keywords
Ionosphere, Wave/particle interactions, Ionosphere, Plasma waves and instabilities, Ionosphere, Auroral ionosphere, Ionosphere, Particle acceleration |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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