Currents and associated electron scattering and bouncing near the diffusion region at Earth's magnetopause | |
Lavraud, B.1,2; Zhang, Y. C.1,2,3; Vernisse, Y.1,2; Gershman, D. J.4,5; Dorelli, J.4; Cassak, P. A.6; Dargent, J.1,2,7; Pollock, C.4; Giles, B.4; Aunai, N.7 | |
刊名 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
2016-04-16 | |
卷号 | 43期号:7页码:3042-3050 |
DOI | 10.1002/2016GL068359 |
文献子类 | Article |
英文摘要 | Based on high-resolution measurements from NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, we present the dynamics of electrons associated with current systems observed near the diffusion region of magnetic reconnection at Earth's magnetopause. Using pitch angle distributions (PAD) and magnetic curvature analysis, we demonstrate the occurrence of electron scattering in the curved magnetic field of the diffusion region down to energies of 20 eV. We show that scattering occurs closer to the current sheet as the electron energy decreases. The scattering of inflowing electrons, associated with field-aligned electrostatic potentials and Hall currents, produces a new population of scattered electrons with broader PAD which bounce back and forth in the exhaust. Except at the center of the diffusion region the two populations are collocated and appear to behave adiabatically: the inflowing electron PAD focuses inward (toward lower magnetic field), while the bouncing population PAD gradually peaks at 90 degrees away from the center (where it mirrors owing to higher magnetic field and probable field-aligned potentials). |
WOS关键词 | MAGNETIC RECONNECTION ; CURRENT SHEET ; MAGNETOTAIL ; CLUSTER ; FIELD |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000375537300005 |
资助机构 | CNRS ; CNRS ; CNES ; CNES ; Leverhulme Trust ; Leverhulme Trust ; CNRS ; CNRS ; CNES ; CNES ; Leverhulme Trust ; Leverhulme Trust |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/53512] |
专题 | 地质与地球物理研究所_中国科学院地球与行星物理重点实验室 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Toulouse, Inst Rech Astrophys & Planetol, Toulouse, France 2.CNRS, UMR 5277, Toulouse, France 3.CAS, NSSC, State Key Lab Space Weather, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA 5.Univ Maryland, Dept Astron, College Pk, MD 20742 USA 6.W Virginia Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA 7.Plasma Phys Lab, Palaiseau, France 8.Univ New Hampshire, Dept Phys, Durham, NH 03824 USA 9.Millenium Engn & Integrat Co, Arlington, VA USA 10.SW Res Inst, San Antonio, TX USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lavraud, B.,Zhang, Y. C.,Vernisse, Y.,et al. Currents and associated electron scattering and bouncing near the diffusion region at Earth's magnetopause[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2016,43(7):3042-3050. |
APA | Lavraud, B..,Zhang, Y. C..,Vernisse, Y..,Gershman, D. J..,Dorelli, J..,...&Yokota, S..(2016).Currents and associated electron scattering and bouncing near the diffusion region at Earth's magnetopause.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,43(7),3042-3050. |
MLA | Lavraud, B.,et al."Currents and associated electron scattering and bouncing near the diffusion region at Earth's magnetopause".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 43.7(2016):3042-3050. |
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