Ion motion in the current sheet with sheared magnetic field – Part 1: Quasi-adiabatic theory
We present a theory of trapped ion motion in the magnetotail current sheet with a constant dawn–dusk component of the magnetic field. Particle trajectories are described analytically using the quasi-adiabatic invariant corresponding to averaging of fast oscillations around the tangential component o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
| Online Access: | http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/20/163/2013/npg-20-163-2013.pdf |