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Huang et al. 1988
Huang, T.S., Hill, T.W. and Wolf, R.A. (1988). Motion of charged particles in planetary magnetospheres with nonelectromagnetic forces. Journal of Geophysical Research 93: doi: 10.1029/88JA01147. issn: 0148-0227.

We derive expressions for the mirror point, the bounce period, the second adiabatic invariant, and the bounce-averaged azimuthal drift velocity as functions of equatorial pitch angle for a charged particle in a dipole magnetic field in the presence of centrifugal, gravitational, and Coriolis forces. These expressions are evaluated numerically, and the results displayed graphically. We also evaluate the average azimuthal drift speed for a flux tube containing a thermal equilibrium plasma distribution. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1988

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Magnetospheric Physics, Energetic particles, trapped, Magnetospheric Physics, Planetary magnetospheres
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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