Acceleration of relativistic electrons due to resonant scattering by whistler mode waves generated by temperature anisotropy in the inner magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A12, 2004, Pages

  Katoh, Yuto ^a   Omura, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; Outer radiation belt; Relativistic electrons; Resonant scattering; Whistler mode waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849092674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010654     Document Type: Article

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