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Basu, B., Jasperse, J.R. and Grossbard, N.J. (1990). A numerical solution of the coupled proton-H atom transport equations for the proton aurora. Journal of Geophysical Research 95: doi: 10.1029/90JA01584. issn: 0148-0227. |
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A numerical code has been developed to solve the coupled proton-H atom linear transport equations for the proton aurora. The transport equations have been simplified by using plane-parallel geometry and the forward-scattering approximations only. Otherwise, the equations and their numerical solutions are exact. Results are presented for the particle fluxes and the energy deposition rates, and they are compared with the previous analytical results that were obtained by using additional simplifying approximations. It is found that although the analytical solutions for the particle fluxes differ somewhat from the numerical solutions, the energy deposition rates calculated by the two methods agree to within a few percent. The accurate particle fluxes given by the numerical code are useful for accurate calculation of the characteristic quantities of the proton aurora, such as the ionization rates and the emission rates. ¿American Geophysical Union 1990 |
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Keywords
Space Plasma Physics, Transport processes, Magnetospheric Physics, Auroral phenomena |
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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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