Wave-induced loss of ultra-relativistic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

The processes that lead to losses of highly energetic particles from Earth’s radiation belts remain poorly understood. Here the authors compare observations and models of a 2013 event to show that electromagnetic ioncyclotron waves provide the dominant loss mechanism at ultra-relativistic energies....

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Auteurs principaux: Yuri Y. Shprits, Alexander Y. Drozdov, Maria Spasojevic, Adam C. Kellerman, Maria E. Usanova, Mark J. Engebretson, Oleksiy V. Agapitov, Irina S. Zhelavskaya, Tero J. Raita, Harlan E. Spence, Daniel N. Baker, Hui Zhu, Nikita A. Aseev
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/012e250a687343b69e8d0b30218653af
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