Cassini observations of ion and electron beams at Saturn and their relationship to infrared auroral arcs [PDF]
[1] We present Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer observations of infrared auroral emissions from the noon sector of Saturn's ionosphere revealing multiple intense auroral arcs separated by dark regions poleward of the main oval.
T. Kimura (7025969) +77 more
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The Diffusion and Scattering of Accelerating Particles in Compressible MHD Turbulence
We numerically study the diffusion and scattering of cosmic rays (CRs) together with their acceleration processes in the framework of the modern understanding of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Based on the properties of compressible MHD turbulence
Na-Na Gao, Jian-Fu Zhang
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The interplanetary acceleration of energetic nucleons
Co-rotating proton and electron streams are the dominant type of low-energy (0.1-10 MeV/nucleon) particle event observed at 1 A.U. The radial dependence of these events was studied between 1 and 4.6 A.U.
Trainor, J. H. +4 more
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Coordinated ground-based, low altitude satellite and Cluster observations on global and local scales during a transient post-noon sector excursion of the magnetospheric cusp [PDF]
On 14 January 2001, the four Cluster spacecraft passed through the northern magnetospheric mantle in close conjunction to the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) and approached the post-noon dayside magnetopause over Greenland between 13:00 and 14:00 UT.
H. Alleyne (7651604) +282 more
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Compression Acceleration of Protons and Heavier Ions at the Heliospheric Current Sheet
Recent observations by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) suggest that protons and heavier ions are accelerated to high energies by magnetic reconnection at the heliospheric current sheet (HCS).
Giulia Murtas, Xiaocan Li, Fan Guo
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Modelling Solar Energetic Particle transport near a wavy Heliospheric Current Sheet [PDF]
Understanding the transport of Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) from acceleration sites at the Sun into interplanetary space and to the Earth is an important question for forecasting space weather.
Markus Battarbee +6 more
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Electron Acceleration at Shock Ripples: Role of Pitch-angle Diffusion
Suprathermal electrons are routinely observed in interplanetary space. At higher energies, there are in-situ evidences that shocks, both interplanetary shocks, often driven by fast coronal mass ejections, and terrestrial bow shocks, can accelerate ...
Y. D. Xu, G. Li, S. Yao
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A semi-analytical foreshock model for energetic storm particle events inside 1 AU
We have constructed a semi-analytical model of the energetic-ion foreshock of a CME-driven coronal/interplanetary shock wave responsible for the acceleration of large solar energetic particle (SEP) events.
Vainio Rami +5 more
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Modeling Shock‐accelerated Solar Energetic Particles Coupled to Interplanetary Alfven Waves
We present an idealized model simulating the coupled evolution of the distributions of multispecies shock-accelerated energetic ions and interplanetary Alfven waves in gradual solar energetic particle (SEP) events. Particle pitch-angle diffusion coefficients are expressed in terms of wave intensities, and wave growth rates in terms of momentum ...
C. K. Ng, D. V. Reames, A. J. Tylka
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Electron Acceleration in Magnetic Reconnection-driven Turbulence in the Earth’s Magnetotail
The Magnetospheric Multiscale mission has identified regions of magnetic reconnection surrounded by strong turbulence associated with particle acceleration in the Earth’s magnetotail.
R. E. Ergun +9 more
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