The Effects of Geomagnetic Field Aligned Potential Differences on Precipitating Magnetospheric Particles.

Abstract

Mirroring of energetic ions and electrons between the magnetosphere and the ionosphere could by one possible mechanism for the precipitation of energetic particles necessary for the proper modeling of the auroral plasma. This paper considers the increased trapping or detrapping of particles in the ionosphere-magnetosphere mirror system caused by an electric potential difference along the geomagnetic field. It is found that the effect of this potential difference can be quite important to the proper modeling of the high latitude plasma, but is of lesser importance for the high energy Van Allen belts. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053844

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  • Joel Fedder
  • Joseph H. Owens

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  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Corporations
  • Defense Systems
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrons
  • Engineering
  • High Energy
  • High Latitudes
  • Latitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Mirrors
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Precipitation
  • Systems Engineering
  • Voltage

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  • Physics

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  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

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