Equatorial gyroresonance between electrons and magnetospherically reflected whistlers

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States)

OSTI ID:5586404

Jasna, D; Inan, U S; Bell, T F ^[1]

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1. Stanford Univ., CA (USA)

A large fraction of the magnetospheric wave energy from lightning discharges propagates in the nonducted (oblique) mode and is often found to multiply (up to 8-10 bounces) reflect back and forth between hemispheres (Edgar, 1976). The reflections occur where the wave frequency matches the local lower hybrid frequency, leading to the so-called Magnetospherically Reflected (MR) whistlers as observed on a spacecraft. Magnetospherically reflected whistlers resonantly interact with energetic (of order 100 keV) electrons in a relatively narrow energy range during multiple equatorial crossings over a wide range of L-shells (1.5 < L < 4). Results indicate that wave energy that enters the magnetosphere at a fixed location can potentially contribute to the loss of particles over a wide range of latitudes.

• OSTI ID: 5586404
• Journal Information: Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States), Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States) Vol. 17:11; ISSN 0094-8276; ISSN GPRLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640201* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Auroral
Ionospheric
&amp; Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CALCULATION METHODS
CHARGED-PARTICLE PRECIPITATION
DATA
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON PRECIPITATION
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
GEOMAGNETIC EQUATOR
INFORMATION
LATITUDE EFFECT
LEPTONS
LIGHTNING
NOISE
PARTICLE LOSSES
RADIATION BELTS
RADIATIONS
RADIO NOISE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
REFLECTION
VARIATIONS
WHISTLERS