Abstract Classical radial diffusion alone cannot explain the composition, intensity and anisotropy of energetic ions and electrons observed in planetary magnetospheres. This paper reviews proposed non-adiabatic acceleration mechanisms and discuss if they can fill the gap between predictions of the radial diffusion model and the observations. The non-adiabatic acceleration models discussed here include the particle motions in the current sheet, wave- particle interactions, field-aligned electric field, recirculation, and magnetic pumping.


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    Title :

    Non-adiabatic acceleration of magnetospheric particles


    Contributors:
    Nishida, A. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1992-01-01


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English