A Numerical Study on the Resonant Scattering Process of Relativistic Electrons Via Whistler-Mode Waves in the Outer Radiation Belt

The Inner Magnetosphere: Physics and Modeling

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 33-39

  Katoh, Yuto ^a   Ono, Takayuki ^a   Iizima, Masahide ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics Simulation methods

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRONS; PLASMA SIMULATION; RADIATION BELTS; RELATIVITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PLASMAS; HIGH ENERGETIC ELECTRONS; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON; MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS; OUTER RADIATION BELT; RELATIVISTIC EFFECTS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; RESONANT INTERACTION;

HOT ELECTRONS;

EID: 33750618364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/155GM04     Document Type: Chapter

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