Differentiating between the leading processes for electron radiation belt acceleration

S Lejosne, HJ Allison, LW Blum, AY Drozdov… - Frontiers in astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many spacecraft fly within or through a natural and variable particle accelerator powered by
the coupling between the magnetosphere and the solar wind: the Earth's radiation belts …

Differentiating Between Simultaneous Loss Drivers in Earth's Outer Radiation Belt: Multi‐Dimensional Phase Space Density Analysis

FA Staples, Q Ma, A Kellerman, IJ Rae… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed the contribution of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) wave driven electron
loss to a flux dropout event in September 2017. The evolution of electron phase space …

Intense chorus waves are the cause of flux-limiting in the heart of the outer radiation belt

S Chakraborty, IR Mann, CEJ Watt, IJ Rae, L Olifer… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Chorus waves play a key role in outer Van Allen electron belt dynamics through cyclotron
resonance. Here, we use Van Allen Probes data to reveal a new and distinct population of …

Dependence of electron flux dropouts in the Earth's outer radiation belt on energy and driving parameters during geomagnetic storms

M Hua, J Bortnik, D Ma - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Using 5‐year of measurements from Van Allen Probes, we present a survey of the statistical
dependence of the Earth's outer radiation belt electron flux dropouts during geomagnetic …

[HTML][HTML] Overview, Progress and Next Steps for Our Understanding of the Near-Earth Space Radiation and Plasma Environment: Science and Applications

Y Zheng, I Jun, W Tu, Y Shprits, W Kim… - Advances in Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Near-Earth Space Radiation and Plasma Environment falls within the realm of
G3 Cluster (G3 refers to 'Near-Earth Radiation and Plasma Environment'of the 'Coupled …

Contributions to loss across the magnetopause during an electron dropout event

H George, G Reeves, G Cunningham… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dropout events are dramatic decreases in radiation belt electron populations that can occur
in as little as 30 minutes. Loss to magnetopause due to a combination of magnetopause …

MLT Dependence of Relativistic Electron Scattering Into the Drift Loss Cone: Measurements From ELFIN‐L on Board Lomonosov Spacecraft

YY Shprits, I Michaelis, D Wang… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There have been a number of theories proposed concerning the loss of relativistic electrons
from the radiation belts. However, direct observations of loss were not possible on a number …

Distribution of seed electron phase space density minima in Earth's radiation belts

AY Drozdov, HJ Allison, AA Saikin… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted a statistical analysis of local phase space density (PSD) minima across a
wide energy range (∼ 20 keVs to∼ 10 MeV), using observations from the Van Allen Probes …

Machine‐learning based identification of the critical driving factors controlling storm‐time outer radiation belt electron flux dropouts

M Hua, J Bortnik, D Ma - Geophysical Research Letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding and forecasting outer radiation belt electron flux dropouts is one of the top
concerns in space physics. By constructing Support Vector Machine (SVM) models to predict …

Impact of EMIC waves on electron flux dropouts measured by GPS spacecraft: Insights from ELFIN

D Mourenas, AV Artemyev, XJ Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although the effects of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves on the dynamics of the
Earth's outer radiation belt have been a topic of intense research for more than 20 years …