The impact of cold electrons and cold ions in magnetospheric physics

GL Delzanno, JE Borovsky, MG Henderson… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
A review of the impact of the cold-ion and cold-electron populations in the Earth's
magnetosphere is presented. The cold populations are defined by total energy less than …

Properties of intense field‐aligned lower‐band chorus waves: Implications for nonlinear wave‐particle interactions

XJ Zhang, R Thorne, A Artemyev… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Resonant interactions between electrons and chorus waves are responsible for a wide
range of phenomena in near‐Earth space (eg, diffuse aurora and acceleration of> 1 MeV …

The relationship between EMIC wave properties and proton distributions based on Van Allen probes observations

C Yue, CW Jun, J Bortnik, X An, Q Ma… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma kinetic theory predicts that sufficiently anisotropic proton distribution will excite
electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves, which in turn relax the proton distribution to a …

The composition of plasma inside geostationary orbit based on Van Allen Probes observations

C Yue, J Bortnik, W Li, Q Ma… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The composition of the inner magnetosphere is of great importance for determining the
plasma pressure and thus the currents and magnetic field configuration. In this study, we …

Periodic excitation of chorus and ECH waves modulated by ultralow frequency compressions

XJ Zhang, L Chen, AV Artemyev… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Spacecraft observations often reveal the presence of marginally stable chorus and electron
cyclotron harmonic (ECH) waves across a spatial scale about several Earth radii (RE), which …

Nonlinear wave growth analysis of chorus emissions modulated by ULF waves

L Li, Y Omura, XZ Zhou, QG Zong… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We present Van Allen Probes observations of periodic chorus wave emissions in
the troughs of compressional ultralow frequency (ULF) waves. During this event, the spectral …

Variation in plasmaspheric hiss wave power with plasma density

DM Malaspina, JF Ripoll, X Chu… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmaspheric hiss waves are commonly observed in the inner magnetosphere. These
waves efficiently scatter electrons, facilitating their precipitation into the atmosphere …

Prompt appearance of large‐amplitude EMIC waves induced by solar wind dynamic pressure enhancement and the subsequent relativistic electron precipitation

Y Yan, C Yue, Q Ma, XZ Zhou, QG Zong… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves play an important role in relativistic electron
dynamics. In this study, we find a large‐amplitude EMIC wave event induced by the prompt …

The modulation of plasma and waves by background electron density irregularities in the inner magnetosphere

C Yue, Q Ma, CW Jun, J Bortnik, Q Zong… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The background cold electron density plays an important role in plasma and wave
dynamics. Here, we investigate an event with clear modulation of the particle fluxes and …

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 …