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Tanaka et al. 2003
Tanaka, H., Saito, Y., Ishii, S., Asamura, K. and Mukai, T. (2003). Simultaneous observation of the electron acceleration and ion deceleration in the dayside high-latitude auroral region. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2003GL017071. issn: 0094-8276.

SS-520-2 sounding rocket flew through the dayside high-latitude auroral region in the vicinity of the cusp. One of the science instruments LEP-ESA/ISA simultaneously observed electron acceleration and ion deceleration when inverted-V type electron precipitations were observed. The correspondence between the electron acceleration energy and the ion deceleration energy clearly indicated the existence of the quasi-static field-aligned potential drop above the sounding rocket. Moreover, ion deceleration started 9.5 seconds later than electron acceleration. By considering a simple temporal model that field-aligned potential drop gradually grew in 10 seconds at 4200 km altitude region, we have succeeded in explaining the observed characteristics of the electron acceleration and ion deceleration.

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Magnetospheric Physics, Electric fields, Magnetospheric Physics, Energetic particles, precipitating, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers, Ionosphere, Topside ionosphere
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Geophysical Research Letters
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