Local heating of radiation belt electrons to ultra-relativistic energies
Electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts can have energies in excess of 7 MeV, however, the energization mechanism is debated. Here, the authors show phase space density peaks in magnetic coordinate space as a way of analyzing satellite observations which demonstrates that local acceleration is ca...
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/f3de26d3fe1d4e1380b93da7f8261ca8 |
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Sumario: | Electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts can have energies in excess of 7 MeV, however, the energization mechanism is debated. Here, the authors show phase space density peaks in magnetic coordinate space as a way of analyzing satellite observations which demonstrates that local acceleration is capable of heating electrons up to 7 MeV. |
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