Precipitation of radiation belt electrons by EMIC waves, observed from ground and space

By Yoshizumi Miyoshi, K. Sakaguchi, K. Shiokawa, D. S. Evans, J. Albert, Martin Connors, Vania Jordanova. 2008

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Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics

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• Global characteristics of electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves: Occurrence rate and its storm dependence (2013, background): “[3] EMIC waves can interact with radiation belt electrons via Doppler-shifted cyclotron resonance and cause the pitch angle scattering of the electrons and their loss into the atmosphere [e.g., Thorne and Kennel, 1971; Lyons and Thorne, 1972; Horne and Thorne, 1998; Summers et al., 1998; Friedel et ”
• Earth's Van Allen Radiation Belts: From Discovery to the Van Allen Probes Era (2019, background): “…energetic electrons into the upper atmosphere through pitch angle scattering (Jordanova et al., 2008; Kersten et al., 2014; Li et al., 2007; Miyoshi et al., 2008; Shprits et al., 2016, 2017; Su et al., 2017; Summers & Thorne, 2003; Thorne & Kennel, 1971; Usanova et al., 2014; Xiang et al.,…”
• Radiation belt dynamics: The importance of wave‐particle interactions (2010, background): “…and evaluate the rate of electron scattering loss [Jordanova et al., 2008], and several independent observational studies have linked the precipitation of relativistic electrons with EMIC wave scattering [Clilverd et al., 2007; Millan et al., 2007; Miyoshi et al., 2008; Rodger et al., 2008].”
• Global morphology and spectral properties of EMIC waves derived from CRRES observations (2014, background): “Indeed, there is evidence linking EMIC waves to relativistic electron precipitation [Millan et al., 2007; Miyoshi et al., 2008; Carson et al., 2013], but it is unlikely to be strong enough or persistent enough to give rise to the electron flux dropouts commonly seen during the storm main phase, as…”
• Particle Dynamics in the Earth's Radiation Belts: Review of Current Research and Open Questions (2020, background): “…studies are dedicated to the loss they cause to ultrarelativistic electrons (e.g., Thorne & Kennel, 1971; Albert, 2003; Jordanova et al., 2008; Miyoshi et al., 2008; Rodger et al., 2008, Rodger et al., 2015; Li et al., 2013, 2014; Usanova et al., 2014, 2016; Kersten et al., 2014; Blum et al.,…”
• Resonant scattering of outer zone relativistic electrons by multiband EMIC waves and resultant electron loss time scales (2015, background): “…scattering by EMIC waves and relativistic electron loss processes have been established from a number of observations [e.g., Clilverd et al., 2007;Miyoshi et al., 2008; Rodger et al., 2008; Usanova et al., 2014], accurate quantification of the effects of EMIC wave-driven electron diffusion is…”
• Origin of energetic electron precipitation >30 keV into the atmosphere (2010, background): “On the other hand, electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves generally resonate with >500 keV electrons which appears too high in energy [Horne and Thorne, 1998; Summers and Thorne, 2003; Jordanova et al., 2008; Miyoshi et al., 2008].”
• A statistical study of EMIC waves observed by Cluster: 1. Wave properties (2014, background): “…al., 2010, 2011], dropout of relativistic electrons from the radiation belt [Thorne and Kennel, 1971; Lyons and Thorne, 1972; Jordanova et al., 2008; Miyoshi et al., 2008], subauroral proton precipitation from the ring current [Sakaguchi et al., 2008; Yahnin et al., 2009], and traveling convection…”
• Circulation of Heavy Ions and Their Dynamical Effects in the Magnetosphere: Recent Observations and Models (2014, background): “…in the Presence of Heavy Ions A number of studies showed the evidence that the loss of relativistic electrons in the radiation belts is caused by EMIC wave scattering (e.g., Millan et al. 2007; Sandanger et al. 2007; Rodger et al. 2008; Miyoshi et al. 2008; Blum et al. 2012; Carson et al. 2013).”