Chorus induced rapid evolution of relativistic electron pitch angle distributions in the Earth's outer radiation belt
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摘要: 本文报道了一个外辐射带相对论电子微分通量快速演化事件。利用范艾伦探测器数据,我们对2016 年9月7日15: 19-15: 49 UT期间L≈5.8, MLT≈2,Mlat≈1.7位置的电子微分通量进行了观测,数据显示相对论电子在30分钟内由蝴蝶型分布逐步向平顶型分布转化。由于这段时间内卫星轨道速度较慢,位置变化很小,该观测可以近似看作针对固定空间位置。数值模拟表明哨声模合声波的作用是造成本事件中电子投掷角分布转化的主要机制。Abstract: This paper reports an event of rapid evolution of relativistic electron differential fluxes in the outer radiation belt. Using Van Allen Probe-B data, we examined electron fluxes at L≈5.8, MLT≈2, and Mlat≈1.7 during the period rm 15: 19–15: 49 UT on September 7, 2016. The data show that relativistic electron pitch angle distributions transformed from butterfly-shaped to nearly flat-topped patterns within 30 minutes. Due to the slow orbital speed and minimal position changes of the satellite during this period, this observation can be regarded as an observation at a fixed spatial position. Numerical simulations indicate that the interaction with whistler-mode chorus waves is the primary mechanism for the pitch angle distribution evolution in this event.
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