The benefits of energetic-particle measurements in the study of magnetospheric physics are reviewed, including the particles' relative ease of detection, their high rectilinear speed, their range of gyroradii, and their immunity to large-scale electric fields. With such particles, it is possible to observationally separate distinctive plasma regions, uniquely assess field-line topologies, examine connectivity from the magnetospheric equator to the ionosphere, and sense global changes in magnetospheric configuration. Multipoint measurements of energetic particles have contributed substantially to the understanding of the earth magnetopause, the leakage of particles into the upstream region, the effect of sudden storm compressions, the global nature of substorm dynamics, and the location and character of high-energy acceleration processes.


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    Titel :

    Multipoint measurements of energetic particles in the magnetosphere


    Beteiligte:
    Baker, D. N. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1988



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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