Ion Acceleration and Corresponding Bounce Echoes Induced by Electric Field Impulses: MMS ObservationsShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, ISSN 2169-9380, E-ISSN 2169-9402, Vol. 129, no 2, article id e2023JA032273Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Dayside magnetosphere interactions are essential for energy and momentum transport between the solar wind and the magnetosphere. In this study, we investigate a new phenomenon within this regime. Sudden enhancements of ion fluxes followed by repeating dropouts and recoveries were observed by Magnetospheric Multiscale on 5 November 2016, which is the very end of the recovery phase from a moderate geomagnetic storm. These repetitive flux variations display energy-dispersive characteristics with periods relevant to ion bounce motion, suggesting they are corresponding echoes. Alongside the flux variations, bipolar electric field impulses originating from external sources were detected. We traced the source region of the initial injection and found it is located near the spacecraft's position. To elucidate the underlying physics, a test-particle simulation is conducted. The results reveal that radial transport resulting from impulse-induced acceleration can give rise to these echoes. Observations demonstrate dayside magnetosphere interactions are more common than we previously considered, which warrants further research.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Geophysical Union (AGU) , 2024. Vol. 129, no 2, article id e2023JA032273
Keywords [en]
bounce echo, dayside magnetosphere, electric field impulse, outer magnetosphere, particle acceleration, particle transport
National Category
Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-343658DOI: 10.1029/2023JA032273ISI: 001159688200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85184881844OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-343658DiVA, id: diva2:1839850
Note
QC 20240226
2024-02-222024-02-222024-02-27Bibliographically approved