The electric and magnetic fields instrument suite and integrated science (EMFISIS): Science, data, and usage best practices

CA Kletzing, J Bortnik, G Hospodarsky, WS Kurth… - Space science …, 2023 - Springer
We provide a post-mission assessment of the science and data from the Electric and
Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) investigation on the …

Ensemble modeling of radiation belt electron acceleration by chorus waves: Dependence on key input parameters

M Hua, J Bortnik, AC Kellerman, E Camporeale… - Space …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We perform ensemble simulations of radiation belt electron acceleration using the quasi‐
linear approach during the storm on 9 October 2012, where chorus waves dominated …

Combined scattering of radiation belt electrons caused by Landau and bounce resonant interactions with magnetosonic waves

S Fu, B Ni, R Zhou, X Cao, X Gu - Geophysical Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We develop a full relativistic test particle code to model the combined electron scattering
effect of Landau and bounce resonances with magnetosonic waves. Test particle …

Sensitivity of EMIC wave‐driven scattering loss of ring current protons to wave normal angle distribution

X Cao, B Ni, D Summers, YY Shprits… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves have long been recognized to play a crucial role in the
dynamic loss of ring current protons. While the field‐aligned propagation approximation of …

Evolution of radiation belt electron pitch angle distribution due to combined scattering by plasmaspheric hiss and magnetosonic waves

M Hua, B Ni, W Li, X Gu, S Fu, R Shi… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Both magnetosonic (MS) waves and plasmaspheric hiss can resonantly scatter outer
radiation belt electrons, leading to various electron pitch angle distribution. Based on …

Distinct formation and evolution characteristics of outer radiation belt electron butterfly pitch angle distributions observed by Van Allen Probes

B Ni, L Yan, S Fu, X Gu, X Cao… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Key Points Radiation belt electron butterfly PADs exhibited both short‐duration (~ hours)
and long‐duration (~ days) variations along with strong dependence on energy, L‐shell and …

Revisit the analytical approximation of transit‐time scattering for fast magnetosonic waves

X Yu, Z Yuan, J Yu - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nonresonant interactions between fast magnetosonic waves and magnetospheric particles
have obtained more and more attention. Through such nonresonant interactions …

The role of the inner radiation belt dynamic in the generation of auroral-type sporadic E-layers over south American magnetic anomaly

LA Da Silva, J Shi, LCA Resende… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The dynamics of the electron population in the Earth's radiation belts affect the upper
atmosphere's ionization level through the low-energy Electron Precipitation (EP). The impact …

Combined scattering of outer radiation belt electrons by simultaneously occurring chorus, exohiss, and magnetosonic waves

M Hua, B Ni, S Fu, X Gu, Z **ang, X Cao… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We report a typical event that fast magnetosonic (MS) waves, exohiss, and two‐band chorus
waves occurred simultaneously on the dayside observed by Van Allen Probes on 25 …

Scattering of radiation belt electrons by fast magnetosonic waves: Considering the kinetic effects

F Yao, K Liu, X Yu, Y Wang, Y **ong… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
When assessing the scattering of radiation belt electrons by fast magnetosonic (MS) waves,
it is traditionally assumed that the waves follow the MS/whistler branch of the cold plasma …