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Spanswick et al. 2007
Spanswick, E., Donovan, E., Friedel, R. and Korth, A. (2007). Ground based identification of dispersionless electron injections. Geophysical Research Letters 34: doi: 10.1029/2006GL028329. issn: 0094-8276.

Using data from an array of ground-based single beam riometers and the CRRES Medium Energy B (MEB) particle detector we examine the signature of dispersionless electron injections. We find that it is possible to distinguish a dispersionless electron injection by it's integrated (>30 keV) flux signature at in situ satellites with a simple rise time criteria. If the total electron flux >30 keV exhibits a dramatic rise within 3 minutes then the signature is guaranteed to correspond to a dispersionless injection. Since the Kennel-Petschek limit for strong pitch angle scattering is almost certainly met during substorm injections and riometers respond to the >30 keV energy range, this translates to an equivalent criteria for riometer absorption. We present results obtained using our selection criteria for the ground-based identification of dispersionless electron injections including MLT dependence and initial spatial extent of the electron injection region.

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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Substorms, Magnetospheric Physics, Energetic particles, precipitating, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics
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Geophysical Research Letters
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