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Equilibrium structure of radiation belt electrons
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The detailed quiet time structure of energetic electrons in the earth's radiation belts is explained on the basis of a balance between pitch angle scattering loss and inward radial diffusion from an average outer zone source. Losses are attributed to a combination of classical Coulomb scattering at low L and whistler mode turbulent pitch angle diffusion throughout the outer plasmasphere. Radial diffusion is driven by substorm associated fluctuations of the magnetospheric convection electric field.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lyons, L. R., & Thorne, R. M.
- Venue
- Journal of Geophysical Research
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Published
- 1973-05-01
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 2142-2149
- ISSN
- 0148-0227 (ISSN-L)
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- W1996753990
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- 571
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 13.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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