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Monte Carlo modeling of large-scale ion-conic generationCyclotron resonance with observed electric field fluctuations is demonstrated to be responsible for production of the oxygen ion conics that are observed by the Dynamics Explorer 1 satellite in the central plasma sheet region of the earth's auroral zone. The ion velocity distribution is described by a quasi-linear diffusion equation which is solved using the Monte Carlo technique. The acceleration produced by the observed wave spectrum agrees well with the ion observations, in both form and magnitude.
Document ID
19890026429
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Retterer, J. M.
(Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA, United States)
Chang, T.
(Boston Coll. Chestnut Hill, MA, United States)
Crew, G. B.
(MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Jasperse, J. R.
(USAF, Geophysics Laboratory, Bedford MA, United States)
Winningham, J. D.
(Southwest Research Institute San Antonio, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Geophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Huntsville Workshop on Magnetosphere/Ionosphere Plasma Models
Location: Guntersville, AL
Country: United States
Start Date: October 14, 1987
End Date: October 16, 1987
Sponsors: Univ. of Alabama, NSF, NASA
Accession Number
89A13800
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: F49620-86-C-0128
CONTRACT_GRANT: FY7121-84-O-0006
CONTRACT_GRANT: F19628-83-C-0060
CONTRACT_GRANT: F19628-86-K-0005
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-28712
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