Energy–latitude dispersion patterns near the isotropy boundaries of energetic protons
Non-adiabatic motion of plasma sheet protons causes pitch-angle scattering and isotropic precipitation to the ionosphere, which forms the proton auroral oval. This mechanism related to current sheet scattering (CSS) provides a specific energy–latitude dispersion pattern near the equatorward boun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/33/1059/2015/angeo-33-1059-2015.pdf |