Resonant acceleration and diffusion of outer zone electrons in an asymmetric geomagnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A3, 2003, Pages

  Elkington, Scot R ^a,b,c   Hudson, Mary K ^a,b   Chan, Anthony A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

2720 Magnetospheric Physics: Energetic particles, trapped; 2730 Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetosphere inner; 2778 Magnetospheric Physics: Ring current; 2788 Magnetospheric Physics: Storms and substorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142273590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA009202     Document Type: Article

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