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Millisecond observations of nonlinear wave-electron interaction in electron phase space holes
Univ Bergen, Space Plasma Phys Grp, N-5007 Bergen, Norway..
Swedish Inst Space Phys, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden..
Univ New Hampshire, Space Sci Ctr, Durham, NH 03824 USA. Uppsala Univ, Dept Phys & Astron Space & Plasma Physv, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden..
Swedish Inst Space Phys, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden..
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2022 (English)In: Physics of Plasmas, ISSN 1070-664X, E-ISSN 1089-7674, Vol. 29, no 1, article id 012309Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Electron phase space holes (EHs) associated with electron trapping are commonly observed as bipolar electric field signatures in both space and laboratory plasma. Until recently, it has not been possible to resolve EHs in electron measurements. We report observations of EHs in the plasma sheet boundary layer, here identified as the separatrix region of magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail. The intense EHs are observed together with an electron beam moving toward the X line, showing signs of thermalization. Using the electron drift instrument onboard the satellites of the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, we make direct millisecond measurements of the electron particle flux associated with individual electron phase space holes. The electron flux is measured at a millisecond cadence in a narrow parallel speed range within that of the trapped electrons. The flux modulations are of order unity and are direct evidence of the strong nonlinear wave-electron interaction that may effectively thermalize beams and contribute to transforming directed drift energy to thermal energy.

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AIP Publishing , 2022. Vol. 29, no 1, article id 012309
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Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-308665DOI: 10.1063/5.0073097ISI: 000748468100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85124045798OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-308665DiVA, id: diva2:1638200
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