The effect of ULF compressional modes and field line resonances on relativistic electron dynamics

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 731-742

  Degeling, A W ^a   Rankin, R ^a   Kabin, K ^a   Marchand, R ^a   Mann, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drift resonance; Radiation belts; ULF waves; Wave particle interaction

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON TRAPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIATION BELTS; RESONANCE;

AZIMUTHAL LOCALISATION; DRIFT RESONANCE; ELECTRON DYNAMICS; ELECTRON TRAJECTORIES; PARAMETRIC MODELS; ULF WAVES; WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTION;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 34047182214     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.04.039     Document Type: Article

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