Energetic electron precipitation driven by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves from ELFIN's low altitude perspective

V Angelopoulos, XJ Zhang, AV Artemyev… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
We review comprehensive observations of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) wave-
driven energetic electron precipitation using data collected by the energetic electron …

Differentiating between the leading processes for electron radiation belt acceleration

S Lejosne, HJ Allison, LW Blum, AY Drozdov… - Frontiers in astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many spacecraft fly within or through a natural and variable particle accelerator powered by
the coupling between the magnetosphere and the solar wind: the Earth's radiation belts …

Electron precipitation observed by ELFIN using proton precipitation as a proxy for electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves

L Capannolo, W Li, Q Ma, M Qin… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves can drive radiation belt depletion and Low‐
Earth Orbit satellites can detect the resulting electron and proton precipitation. The ELFIN …

Chorus wave power at the strong diffusion limit overcomes electron losses due to strong diffusion

TA Daggitt, RB Horne, SA Glauert, G Del Zanna… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Earth's radiation belts consist of high-energy charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetic
field. Strong pitch angle diffusion of electrons caused by wave-particle interaction in Earth's …

On the variability of EMIC waves and the consequences for the relativistic electron radiation belt population

JPJ Ross, SA Glauert, RB Horne… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The interactions between electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves and relativistic
electrons are influential in diffusing radiation belt electrons into the loss code from which the …

A new population of ultra‐relativistic electrons in the outer radiation zone

YY Shprits, HJ Allison, D Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Van Allen Probes measurements revealed the presence of the most unusual
structures in the ultra‐relativistic radiation belts. Detailed modeling, analysis of pitch angle …

Upper limit on outer radiation belt electron flux based on dynamical equilibrium

D Mourenas, AV Artemyev, XJ Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the Earth's radiation belts, an upper limit on the electron flux is expected to be imposed by
the Kennel‐Petschek mechanism, through the generation of exponentially more intense …

Data‐driven discovery of Fokker‐Planck equation for the Earth's radiation belts electrons using Physics‐Informed neural networks

E Camporeale, GJ Wilkie, AY Drozdov… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We use the framework of Physics‐Informed Neural Network (PINN) to solve the inverse
problem associated with the Fokker‐Planck equation for radiation belts' electron transport …

SECS analysis of nighttime magnetic perturbation events observed in Arctic Canada

JM Weygand, MJ Engebretson… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Large changes of the magnetic field associated with magnetic perturbation events (MPEs)
with amplitudes| ΔB| of hundreds of nT and 5–10 min duration have been frequently …

Depletions of multi‐MeV electrons and their association to minima in phase space density

AY Drozdov, HJ Allison, YY Shprits… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fast‐localized electron loss, resulting from interactions with electromagnetic ion cyclotron
(EMIC) waves, can produce deepening minima in phase space density (PSD) radial profiles …