[HTML][HTML] The relativistic electron-proton telescope (REPT) investigation: Design, operational properties, and science highlights

DN Baker, SG Kanekal, V Hoxie, X Li, AN Jaynes… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Relativistic Electron-Proton Telescope (REPT) instruments were designed to
measure∼ 2 to> 18 MeV electrons and∼ 18 to> 115 MeV protons as part of the science …

The magnetic electron ion spectrometer: A review of on-orbit sensor performance, data, operations, and science

SG Claudepierre, JB Blake, AJ Boyd… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
Measurements from NASA's Van Allen Probes have transformed our understanding of the
dynamics of Earth's geomagnetically-trapped, charged particle radiation. The Van Allen …

Global‐scale ULF waves associated with SSC accelerate magnetospheric ultrarelativistic electrons

YX Hao, QG Zong, XZ Zhou, R Rankin… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We study electron behavior in the outer radiation belts during the 16 July 2017 storm sudden
commencement (SSC), in which prompt intensification of ultrarelativistic electron fluxes was …

Relativistic electron dynamics produced by azimuthally localized poloidal mode ULF waves: Boomerang‐shaped pitch angle evolutions

YX Hao, QG Zong, XZ Zhou, R Rankin… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We present an analysis of “boomerang‐shaped” pitch angle evolutions of outer radiation
belt relativistic electrons observed by the Van Allen Probes after the passage of an …

Competition between the source and loss processes of radiation belt source, seed, and relativistic electrons induced by a magnetic cloud event

Z Zou, P Zuo, B Ni, J Wei, W Zhou, H Huang, Y Xie - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The radiation belt energetic electrons that are trapped by the geomagnetic field are one kind
of space plasma and magnetic fluid. We quantitatively study the competition process …

Drift phase resolved diffusive radiation belt model: 1. Theoretical framework

S Lejosne, JM Albert - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Most physics-based models provide a coarse three-dimensional representation of radiation
belt dynamics at low time resolution, of the order of a few drift periods. The description of the …

Relativistic electron enhancements through successive dipolarizations during a CIR‐driven storm

S Xiong, L Dai, C Wang, JR Wygant… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Relativistic electrons in the Earth's radiation belts are highly dynamic on a variety of
timescales during the geomagnetic storm. Using Van Allen Probe spacecraft data, we …

Prompt injections of highly relativistic electrons induced by interplanetary shocks: A statistical study of Van Allen Probes observations

Q Schiller, SG Kanekal, LK Jian, X Li… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We conduct a statistical study on the sudden response of outer radiation belt electrons due
to interplanetary (IP) shocks during the Van Allen Probes era, ie, 2012 to 2015. Data from …

Origin of electron boomerang stripes: Localized ULF wave‐particle interactions

XX Zhao, YX Hao, QG Zong, XZ Zhou… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ultralow frequency (ULF) wave‐particle interactions play a significant role in the radiation
belt dynamic process, during which drift resonance can accelerate and transport energetic …

Statistical analysis of the phase space density changes of radiation belt source, seed, and relativistic electrons in response to geomagnetic storms

Z Zou, P Zuo, B Ni, H Huang, J Hu, J Wei, Q Yuan… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The radiation belt “source”(a few to tens of keV),“seed”(hundreds of keV), and “relativistic”(>
1 MeV) electrons are highly fabricated by geomagnetic storms or substorms. The present …