Centrifugal trapping in the magnetotail

Particles leaving the neutral sheet in the distant magnetotail at times display adiabatic trajectory sequences characterized by an inflection toward the equator and subsequent mirroring in its vicinity. We demonstrate that this low-latitude mirroring results primarily from a centrifugal deceleration...

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Main Authors: D. C. Delcourt, R. F. Martin, J. A. Sauvaud, T. E. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:http://www.ann-geophys.net/13/242/1995/angeo-13-242-1995.html