Modulation of chorus intensity by ULF waves deep in the inner magnetosphere

Xia, Zhiyang; Chen, Lunjin; Dai, Lei; Claudepierre, Seth G.; Chan, Anthony A.; Soto-Chavez, A. R.; Reeves, G. D.

doi:10.1002/2016GL070280

Title: Modulation of chorus intensity by ULF waves deep in the inner magnetosphere

Journal Article · Mon Sep 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070280· OSTI ID:1402618

Xia, Zhiyang ^[1]; Chen, Lunjin ^[1]; Dai, Lei ^[2]; Claudepierre, Seth G. ^[3]; Chan, Anthony A. ^[4]; Soto-Chavez, A. R. ^[5];

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Univ. of Texas, Dallas, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Space Weather. National Space Science Center
Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (United States)
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
New Jersey Inst. of Technology, Newark, NJ (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Previous studies have shown that chorus wave intensity can be modulated by Pc4-Pc5 compressional ULF waves. In this paper, we present Van Allen Probes observation of ULF wave modulating chorus wave intensity, which occurred deep in the magnetosphere. The ULF wave shows fundamental poloidal mode signature and mirror mode compressional nature. The observed ULF wave can modulate not only the chorus wave intensity but also the distribution of both protons and electrons. Linear growth rate analysis shows consistence with observed chorus intensity variation at low frequency (f <~ 0.3f_ce), but cannot account for the observed higher-frequency chorus waves, including the upper band chorus waves. This suggests the chorus waves at higher-frequency ranges require nonlinear mechanisms. Finally, in addition, we use combined observations of Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) A and B to verify that the ULF wave event is spatially local and does not last long.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Texas, Dallas, TX (United States); Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; AGS 1405041; NNX15AI93G; NNX14AN55G

OSTI ID:: 1402618

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-16-26169; TRN: US1702880

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 43, Issue 18; ISSN 0094-8276

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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