Earth's Van Allen radiation belts: From discovery to the Van Allen Probes era

W Li, MK Hudson - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Discovery of the Earth's Van Allen radiation belts by instruments flown on Explorer 1 in 1958
was the first major discovery of the Space Age. The observation of distinct inner and outer …

The electric and magnetic field instrument suite and integrated science (EMFISIS) on RBSP

CA Kletzing, WS Kurth, M Acuna, RJ MacDowall… - Space Science …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument and Integrated Science (EMFISIS)
investigation on the NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes (now named the Van Allen Probes) …

Science objectives and rationale for the radiation belt storm probes mission

BH Mauk, NJ Fox, SG Kanekal, RL Kessel… - The van Allen probes …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission addresses how
populations of high energy charged particles are created, vary, and evolve in space …

The electric field and waves instruments on the radiation belt storm probes mission

JR Wygant, JW Bonnell, K Goetz, RE Ergun… - The Van Allen Probes …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Electric Fields and Waves (EFW) Instruments on the two Radiation Belt Storm
Probe (RBSP) spacecraft (recently renamed the Van Allen Probes) are designed to measure …

Helium, Oxygen, Proton, and Electron (HOPE) mass spectrometer for the radiation belt storm probes mission

HO Funsten, RM Skoug, AA Guthrie… - Space Science …, 2013 - Springer
The HOPE mass spectrometer of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission (renamed
the Van Allen Probes) is designed to measure the in situ plasma ion and electron fluxes over …

Relativistic theory of wave‐particle resonant diffusion with application to electron acceleration in the magnetosphere

D Summers, RM Thorne, F Xiao - Journal of Geophysical …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Resonant diffusion curves for electron cyclotron resonance with field‐aligned
electromagnetic R mode and L mode electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves are …

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 …

Relativistic electron pitch‐angle scattering by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves during geomagnetic storms

D Summers, RM Thorne - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
During magnetic storms, relativistic electrons execute nearly circular orbits about the Earth
and traverse a spatially confined zone within the duskside plasmapause where …

Differences between CME‐driven storms and CIR‐driven storms

JE Borovsky, MH Denton - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty one differences between CME‐driven geomagnetic storms and CIR‐driven
geomagnetic storms are tabulated.(CME‐driven includes driving by CME sheaths, by …

Timescales for radiation belt electron acceleration and loss due to resonant wave‐particle interactions: 2. Evaluation for VLF chorus, ELF hiss, and electromagnetic ion …

D Summers, B Ni, NP Meredith - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Outer zone radiation belt electrons can undergo gyroresonant interaction with various
magnetospheric wave modes including whistler‐mode chorus outside the plasmasphere …