Magnetic field configuration and field-aligned acceleration of energetic ions during substorm onsets

In this paper, we present an interpretation of the observed field-aligned acceleration events measured by GEOS-2 near the night-side synchronous orbit at substorm onsets (Chen et al., 2000). We show that field-aligned acceleration of ions (with pitch angle asymmetry) is closely related to st...

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Main Authors: A. Korth, Z. Y. Pu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2001-09-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/19/1089/2001/angeo-19-1089-2001.pdf