Particle dynamics in the Earth's radiation belts: Review of current research and open questions

JF Ripoll, SG Claudepierre… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade transformed our observational understanding of energetic particle
processes in near‐Earth space. An unprecedented suite of observational systems was in …

Origins of the Earth's diffuse auroral precipitation

B Ni, RM Thorne, X Zhang, J Bortnik, Z Pu, L Xie… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
The Earth's diffuse auroral precipitation provides the major source of energy input into the
nightside upper atmosphere and acts as an essential linkage of the magnetosphere …

Resonant scattering of plasma sheet electrons leading to diffuse auroral precipitation: 2. Evaluation for whistler mode chorus waves

B Ni, RM Thorne, NP Meredith… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Using the statistical wave power spectral profiles obtained from CRRES wave data within
the 0000–0600 MLT sector under different levels of geomagnetic activity and a modeled …

Upper limit of outer radiation belt electron acceleration driven by whistler‐mode chorus waves

M Hua, J Bortnik, Q Ma - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the outer radiation belt electron energy spectra of the highest fluxes
observed during storms based on Van Allen Probes measurements, which demonstrate a …

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 …

Electron dynamics in a chorus wave field generated from particle‐in‐cell simulations

Z An, Y Wu, X Tao - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
How to properly describe resonant interactions between electrons and quasi‐coherent
chorus waves is still an open question. Previous studies have progressed from modeling …

Theoretical and numerical studies of chorus waves: A review

X Tao, F Zonca, L Chen, Y Wu - Science China Earth Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Theoretical and numerical models of chorus waves are reviewed in this paper. Specifically,
we focus on the nonlinear wave particle interactions and the current understanding of the …

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 …

The Principal role of chorus ducting for night‐side relativistic electron precipitation

N Kang, AV Artemyev, J Bortnik… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Night‐side chorus waves are often observed during plasma sheet injections, typically
confined around the equator and thus potentially responsible for precipitation of≲ 100 keV …

Relation between fine structure of energy spectra for pulsating aurora electrons and frequency spectra of whistler mode chorus waves

Y Miyoshi, S Saito, K Seki, T Nishiyama… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the origin of the fine structure of the energy spectrum of precipitating
electrons for the pulsating aurora (PsA) observed by the low‐altitude Reimei satellite. The …