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 …

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 …

Resonant scattering of outer zone relativistic electrons by multiband EMIC waves and resultant electron loss time scales

B Ni, X Cao, Z Zou, C Zhou, X Gu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
To improve our understanding of the role of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in
radiation belt electron dynamics, we perform a comprehensive analysis of EMIC wave …

Statistical properties of plasmaspheric hiss derived from Van Allen Probes data and their effects on radiation belt electron dynamics

W Li, Q Ma, RM Thorne, J Bortnik… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmaspheric hiss is known to play an important role in controlling the overall structure and
dynamics of radiation belt electrons inside the plasmasphere. Using newly available Van …

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 …

[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 …

A statistical survey of radiation belt dropouts observed by Van Allen Probes

Z Xiang, W Tu, B Ni, MG Henderson… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A statistical analysis on the radiation belt dropouts is performed based on 4 years of electron
phase space density data from the Van Allen Probes. The μ, K, and L* dependence of …

Modeling inward diffusion and slow decay of energetic electrons in the Earth's outer radiation belt

Q Ma, W Li, RM Thorne, B Ni… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A new 3‐D diffusion code is used to investigate the inward intrusion and slow decay of
energetic radiation belt electrons (> 0.5 MeV) observed by the Van Allen Probes during a 10 …

Global-scale coherence modulation of radiation-belt electron loss from plasmaspheric hiss

AW Breneman, A Halford, R Millan, M McCarthy… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Over 40 years ago it was suggested that electron loss in the region of the radiation belts that
overlaps with the region of high plasma density called the plasmasphere, within four to five …

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 …