Mesoscale phenomena and their contribution to the global response: a focus on the magnetotail transition region and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling

C Gabrielse, M Gkioulidou, S Merkin… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An important question that is being increasingly studied across subdisciplines of
Heliophysics is “how do mesoscale phenomena contribute to the global response of the …

Amplitude‐Dependent Properties and Excitation Mechanisms of EMIC Waves in the Earth's Inner Magnetosphere

Y Yan, C Yue, ZF Yin, XZ Zhou… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Large‐amplitude (Bw> 1 nT) electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves can
cause the rapid loss of> 1 MeV electrons, greatly impacting radiation belt dynamics. With …

Dispersed relativistic electron precipitation patterns between the ion and electron isotropy boundaries

AV Artemyev, V Angelopoulos, XJ Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Relativistic electron precipitation to the Earth's atmosphere is an important loss mechanism
of inner magnetosphere electrons, contributing significantly to the dynamics of the radiation …

Expected emic wave generation and unexpected ms wave disruption in a magnetic dip

Y Zhao, H Zhu, H Chen - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic dip plays a potentially important role in the ring‐current‐radiation‐belt‐coupling.
Here, we report a proton‐driven magnetic dip event accompanied by the expected …

[HTML][HTML] Electromagnetic ion cyclotron emission from ion-scale magnetic holes

M Shahid, MF Bashir, AV Artemyev, XJ Zhang… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Ion-scale magnetic holes are nonlinear plasma structures commonly observed in the solar
wind and Earth's magnetosphere. These holes are characterized by the magnetic field …

The densities and compositions of background cold ions based on the Van Allen Probe observations

C Yue, Y Li, L Kistler, Q Ma, H Fu… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The cold ions, which are generally “invisible” to most instruments, have strong impacts on
plasma wave and magnetic reconnection. Under particular situations, these cold ions could …

The effect of energetic ion dispersionless injections on the ring current dynamics

Y Zhuang, C Yue, QG Zong, XZ Zhou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Energetic particle injections, usually observed as sudden flux enhancements of charged
particles from tens to hundreds of keV, are one of the main mechanisms for ring current …

Effects of magnetic dips on the propagation of electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves

X Yu, Z Yuan, Z Huang, Z Xue… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have found that magnetic dips resulting from the diamagnetic motion of
injected plasmas can provide a favorable environment for electromagnetic ion cyclotron …

Electron precipitation driven by EMIC waves: Two types of energy dispersion

VS Grach, AV Artemyev, AG Demekhov… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves can very rapidly and effectively scatter
relativistic electrons into the atmosphere. EMIC‐driven precipitation bursts can be detected …

Particle‐trapping injection flux tubes in Saturn's magnetosphere and high‐band electron cyclotron harmonic waves therein

ZF Yin, ZS Ren, XZ Zhou, YX Sun, SY Ye… - Geophysical …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Injection flux tubes, characterized by localized equatorial magnetic field enhancements and
concomitant hot plasma populations, contribute to Saturn's magnetospheric convection cycle …