Characteristics of electron microburst precipitation based on high‐resolution ELFIN measurements

XJ Zhang, V Angelopoulos, D Mourenas… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We present statistical characteristics of electron microburst precipitation using high time‐
resolution measurements from the low‐altitude Electron Losses and Fields InvestigatioN …

Theories of growth and propagation of parallel whistler-mode chorus emissions: A review

M Hanzelka, O Santolík - Surveys in Geophysics, 2024 - Springer
The significant role of nonlinear wave–particle interactions in the macrodynamics and
microdynamics of the Earth's outer radiation belt has long been recognised. Electron …

Relativistic electron precipitation driven by nonlinear resonance with whistler‐mode waves

E Tsai, A Artemyev, XJ Zhang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electron losses from the outer radiation belt are typically attributed to resonant electron
scattering by whistler‐mode waves. Although the quasi‐linear diffusive regime of such …

Short chorus wave packets: Generation within chorus elements, statistics, and consequences on energetic electron precipitation

D Mourenas, XJ Zhang, D Nunn… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Short and intense lower‐band chorus wave packets are ubiquitous in the Earth's outer
radiation belt. In this article, we perform various Vlasov hybrid simulations, with one or two …

Temporal scales of electron precipitation driven by whistler‐mode waves

XJ Zhang, V Angelopoulos, A Artemyev… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electron resonant scattering by whistler‐mode waves is one of the most important
mechanisms responsible for electron precipitation to the Earth's atmosphere. The temporal …

Ducted chorus waves cause sub‐relativistic and relativistic electron microbursts

L Chen, XJ Zhang, A Artemyev… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
During magnetospheric storms, radiation belt electrons are produced and then removed by
collisions with the lower atmosphere on varying timescales. An efficient loss process is …

Investigating whistler‐mode wave intensity along field lines using electron precipitation measurements

E Tsai, A Artemyev, V Angelopoulos… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electron fluxes in Earth's radiation belts are significantly affected by their resonant
interaction with whistler‐mode waves. This wave‐particle interaction often occurs via first …

Role of ducting in relativistic electron loss by whistler‐mode wave scattering

AV Artemyev, AG Demekhov, XJ Zhang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Resonant interactions of energetic electrons with electromagnetic whistler‐mode waves
(whistlers) contribute significantly to the dynamics of electron fluxes in Earth's outer radiation …

Effects of field‐aligned cold plasma density filaments on the fine structure of chorus

M Hanzelka, O Santolik - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The whistler‐mode chorus emission, a major driver of radiation belt electron energization
and precipitation, exhibits significant amplitude modulations on millisecond timescales …

[HTML][HTML] Full-wave modeling of EMIC wave packets: ducted propagation and reflected waves

M Hanzelka, W Li, Q Ma, M Qin, XC Shen… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves can scatter radiation belt electrons with
energies of a few hundred keV and higher. To accurately predict this scattering and the …