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Lin & Strickland 1981
Lin, D.L. and Strickland, D.J. (1981). Determination of artificial auroral streak widths using guiding center diffusion theory. Journal of Geophysical Research 86: doi: 10.1029/JA086iA06p04763. issn: 0148-0227.

The theory of two-dimensional random walk is applied to the problem of guiding center diffusion of kilovolt electrons caused by particle-particle interactions. The mean radius of the guiding center distribution is shown to depend, in a simple way, on the scattering and energy loss properties of the interactions. A formula for the width of an artificial auroral streak is derived which is consistent with observations and Monte Carlo results.

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