Drift-Bounce Resonance Between Pc5 Pulsations and Ions at Multiple Energies in the Nightside Magnetosphere: Arase and MMS ObservationsShow others and affiliations
2018 (English)In: Geophysical Research Letters, ISSN 0094-8276, E-ISSN 1944-8007, Vol. 45, no 15, p. 7277-7286Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
A Pc5 wave is observed by the Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace Arase satellite in the inner magnetosphere (L similar to 5.4-6.1) near postmidnight (L-magnetic local time similar to 1.8-2.5 hr) during the storm recovery phase on 27 March 2017. Its azimuthal wave number (m-number) is estimated using two independent methods with satellites and ground observations to be -8 to -15. The direct measurement of the m-number enables us to calculate the resonance energy. The flux oscillations of H+ and O+ ions at >= 56.3 keV are caused by drift resonance and those of O+ ions at <= 18.6 keV by bounce resonance. Resonances of O+ ions at multiple energies are simultaneously observed for the first time. The enhancement of the O+/H+ flux ratio at <= 18.6 keV indicates selective acceleration of O+ ions through bounce resonance. Plain Language Summary Geomagnetic pulsations are magnetic fluctuations excited by solar wind or plasma instabilities in the magnetosphere. Pc5 waves are continuous geomagnetic pulsations with a period of 150-600 s. A Pc5 wave was observed in the inner magnetosphere during a magnetic storm on 27 March 2017. It propagated westward with a wave number of 8 to 15 and resonated with charged particles, resulting in oscillations of the H+ and O+ ion fluxes at >= 56.3 keV and the O+ ion fluxes at <= 18.6 keV. Resonances of O+ ions at multiple energies are simultaneously observed for the first time. At the same time, the O+/H+ flux ratio at <= 18.6 keV enhanced corresponding to the O+ ion flux oscillations, which indicates selective acceleration of O+ ions through resonances.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2018. Vol. 45, no 15, p. 7277-7286
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Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-235133DOI: 10.1029/2018GL078961ISI: 000443129500005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85052570182OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-235133DiVA, id: diva2:1249354
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QC 20180919
2018-09-192018-09-192022-06-26Bibliographically approved