Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Cyclotron resonance with observed electric field fluctuations is demonstrated to be responsible for production of the oxygen ion conics that are observed by the Dynamics Explorer 1 satellite in the central plasma sheet region of the earth's auroral zone. The ion velocity distribution is described by a quasi-linear diffusion equation which is solved using the Monte Carlo technique. The acceleration produced by the observed wave spectrum agrees well with the ion observations, in both form and magnitude.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Huntsville Workshop on Magnetosphere/Ionosphere Plasma Models; Oct 14, 1987 - Oct 16, 1987; Guntersville, AL; United States
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