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Li, L., Cao, J. and Zhou, G. (2005). Combined acceleration of electrons by whistler-mode and compressional ULF turbulences near the geosynchronous orbit. Journal of Geophysical Research 110: doi: 10.1029/2004JA010628. issn: 0148-0227. |
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In the quasi-linear approximation, we study electron acceleration process generated by whistler-mode and compressional ULF (fast mode waves) turbulences near the Earth's synchronous orbit. The results show that the whistler-mode turbulence (0.1fce ≤ f ≤ 0.75fce) can accelerate substorm injection electrons with several hundreds of keV through wave-particle gyroresonant interaction and hence may play an important role in the electron acceleration during substorms. The compressional ULF turbulence (2--15 mHz) can accelerate both lower-energy background electrons (<30 keV) and substorm injection electrons (~30--300 keV) through the transit-time damping mechanism. So the compressional ULF turbulence acceleration mechanism is important during both substorms and quiet times. The compressional ULF turbulence accelerates substorm injection electrons more effectively than whistler-mode turbulence. The combined electron acceleration by whistler-mode and ULF turbulences is most effective and can cause the number density of the relativistic electrons increase largely within about 8 hours. Substorms can offer both substorm injection electrons and strong turbulences, and therefore large flux enhancement events of relativistic electrons (≥1 MeV) always occur during substorm time. For magnetic storms that are composed of a series of substorms, extremely large flux enhancement events of the relativistic electrons can thus occur. |
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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Energetic particles, trapped, Magnetospheric Physics, Numerical modeling, Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma waves and instabilities, Magnetospheric Physics, Radiation belts, whistler-mode turbulence, compressional ULF turbulence, wave-electron resonance |
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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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