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 …

Artificial modification of Earth's radiation belts by ground-based very-low-frequency (VLF) transmitters

B Ni, M Hua, X Gu, S Fu, Z Xiang, X Cao… - Science China Earth …, 2022 - Springer
Wave-particle interactions play a fundamental role in the dynamic variability of Earth's donut-
shaped radiation belts that are highly populated by magnetically trapped energetic particles …

Empirically estimated electron lifetimes in the Earth's radiation belts: Comparison with theory

SG Claudepierre, Q Ma, J Bortnik… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We compute quasilinear diffusion rates due to pitch angle scattering by various mechanisms
in the Earth's electron radiation belts. The calculated theoretical lifetimes are compared with …

Origin of two-band chorus in the radiation belt of Earth

J Li, J Bortnik, X An, W Li, V Angelopoulos… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Naturally occurring chorus emissions are a class of electromagnetic waves found in the
space environments of the Earth and other magnetized planets. They play an essential role …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] 等离子体层嘶声对槽区电子的弹跳共振散射效应

曹兴, 陆鹏, 朱琪, 马新, 倪彬彬 - 地球物理学报, 2023 - dzkx.org
等离子体波动与带电粒子的共振相互作用一直是磁层物理学的研究热点. 作为一种常见的宽频,
右旋极化等离子体波动, 等离子体层嘶声在地球磁层电子的损失过程中起到了重要作用. 其中 …

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 …

First results from REPTile‐2 measurements onboard CIRBE

X Li, R Selesnick, Y Mei, D O'Brien… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract CIRBE (Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment), a 3U CubeSat, was launched
on 15 April 2023 into a sun synchronous orbit (97.4° inclination and 509 km altitude). The …

Medium energy electron flux in earth's outer radiation belt (MERLIN): A machine learning model

AG Smirnov, M Berrendorf, YY Shprits… - Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The radiation belts of the Earth, filled with energetic electrons, comprise complex and
dynamic systems that pose a significant threat to satellite operation. While various models of …

Parametric sensitivity of the formation of reversed electron energy spectrum caused by plasmaspheric hiss

B Ni, H Huang, W Zhang, X Gu, H Zhao… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Scattering by plasmaspheric hiss is responsible for the newly reported reversed energy
spectra with abundant high‐energy but fewer low‐energy electrons between hundreds of …