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Inan, U.S., Bell, T.F., Bortnik, J. and Albert, J.M. (2003). Controlled precipitation of radiation belt electrons. Journal of Geophysical Research 108: doi: 10.1029/2002JA009580. issn: 0148-0227. |
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First-order estimates indicate that the lifetime of energetic (a few MeV) electrons in the inner radiation belts (e.g., near L = 2) may be significantly reduced by in situ injection of whistler mode waves at radiated power levels of a few kW at frequencies of a few kHz. Our estimates are based on previously published results concerning the effect on the electron lifetimes of VLF signals from ground-based VLF transmitters operating in the 17--23 kHz range. Waves at lower frequencies (a few kHz) can drive diffusion rates that are higher by a factor of as much as ~30 and can also be efficiently stored in the magnetospheric cavity, resulting in additional effective enhancement of wave power density of a factor of ~16. This wave power enhancement is also expected to enhance the MeV electron diffusion rates. |
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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Energetic particles, precipitating, Ionosphere, Wave/particle interactions, Radio Science, Waves in plasma, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetosphere--inner |
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Publisher
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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