Publication Date:
2015-12-24
Description:
Article The Van Allen radiation belts are two zones of energetic particles encircling the Earth, but how electrons are accelerated to relativistic energies remains unclear. Here, the authors analyse a radiation belt event and provide evidence in favour of the ULF wave-driven radial diffusion mechanism. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10096 Authors: Zhenpeng Su, Hui Zhu, Fuliang Xiao, Q.-G. Zong, X.-Z. Zhou, Huinan Zheng, Yuming Wang, Shui Wang, Y.-X. Hao, Zhonglei Gao, Zhaoguo He, D. N. Baker, H. E. Spence, G. D. Reeves, J. B. Blake, J. R. Wygant
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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