Pitch-angle diffusion of relativistic electrons due to resonant interactions with whistler waves

Autor:	Gilles Matthieussent, Rodica Ciurea-Borcia, Jacques Solomon, Edouard Le Bel, Françoise Simonet
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Physics Diffusion equation Whistler Magnetosphere Electron Condensed Matter Physics symbols.namesake Van Allen radiation belt Quantum electrodynamics Physics::Space Physics symbols Astrophysical plasma Pitch angle Atomic physics Diffusion (business)
Zdroj:	Physics of Plasmas. 6:4597-4606
ISSN:	1089-7674 1070-664X
DOI:	10.1063/1.873747
Popis:	Pitch-angle diffusion phenomenon caused by resonant interactions between parallel whistler waves and relativistic electrons is examined for the Van Allen radiation belts. Thus, the quasilinear pitch-angle diffusion equation for the relativistic case is derived. From this equation, in stationary conditions, one computes the wave spectrum, the distribution function, the particle lifetime, and the trapped electron flux between the magnetic mirrors. The present results may explain phenomena occurring in Earth’s magnetosphere.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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