Magnetospheric reconnection, substorms, and energetic particle accelerationThe steady state reconnection model of the terrestrial magnetosphere predicts a maximum potential drop of about 100 kV across the tail. During substorms particles are accelerated to energies above 1 MeV. At substorm onset, large inductive emfs may be generated by explosive tearing mode reconnection which is driven nonlinearly unstable by the solar wind and convection stresses on the tail plasma sheet. In the inner magnetosphere, energetic particles are also produced by stochastic wave turbulent acceleration and by convection driven inward radial diffusion.
Document ID
19800069043
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Coroniti, F. V. (California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Kennel, C. F. (California, University Los Angeles, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Subject Category
Geophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Particle acceleration mechanisms in astrophysics