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Signatures of Ultrarelativistic Electron Loss in the Heart of the Outer Radiation Belt Measured by Van Allen Probes

  • Up until recently, signatures of the ultrarelativistic electron loss driven by electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the Earth's outer radiation belt have been limited to direct or indirect measurements of electron precipitation or the narrowing of normalized pitch angle distributions in the heart of the belt. In this study, we demonstrate additional observational evidence of ultrarelativistic electron loss that can be driven by resonant interaction with EMIC waves. We analyzed the profiles derived from Van Allen Probe particle data as a function of time and three adiabatic invariants between 9 October and 29 November 2012. New local minimums in the profiles are accompanied by the narrowing of normalized pitch angle distributions and ground‐based detection of EMIC waves. Such a correlation may be indicative of ultrarelativistic electron precipitation into the Earth's atmosphere caused by resonance with EMIC waves.

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Author details:Nikita A. AseevORCiDGND, Yuri Y. ShpritsORCiD, Alexander Y. DrozdovORCiDGND, Adam C. KellermanORCiD, Maria E. UsanovaORCiD, D. Wang, Irina S. ZhelavskayaORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JA024485
ISSN:2169-9380
ISSN:2169-9402
Title of parent work (English):Journal of geophysical research : Space physics
Publisher:American Geophysical Union
Place of publishing:Washington
Publication type:Article
Language:English
Year of first publication:2017
Publication year:2017
Release date:2020/04/20
Volume:122
Number of pages:10
First page:10102
Last Page:10111
Funding institution:Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (HGF); NSFGEM [AGS-1203747]; NASA [NNX12AE34G, NNX16AF91G]; project PROGRESS - EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (H2020) [637302]; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [CRC 1294]
Organizational units:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie
Peer review:Referiert
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