Simulation of EMIC wave excitation in a model magnetosphere including structured high-density plumes

Chen, Lunjin; Thorne, Richard M.; Horne, Richard B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0412-6407. 2009 Simulation of EMIC wave excitation in a model magnetosphere including structured high-density plumes. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114 (A07221). 11, pp. 10.1029/2009JA014204

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Abstract/Summary

The HOTRAY code is used to evaluate the path integrated gain of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves as a function of frequency in two propagation bands above the O+ and He+ gyrofrequencies. Calculations are performed over a range of L shell (3 < L < 7) assuming a cold H+-He+-O+ plasma with an additional bi-Maxwellian hot ring current proton distribution. The cold plasma model includes a plasmasphere and high-density storm time plume region containing spatial density fluctuations. The strongest wave gain (>40 dB) is found near the plasmapause, within regions with density structure in the plume, and in the low-density trough at L >= 6.5. As a self-consistent test on whether EMIC waves play an important role in relativistic electron loss from the radiation belts, the minimum cyclotron resonant electron energy is evaluated as a function of wave frequency and L shell for those EMIC waves that exhibit significant gain. The lowest electron resonant energies (approximately a few MeV) are found in structured plumes. The sensitivities of both the wave gain and electron minimum resonant energy to variation in thermal ion compositions, the energetic proton properties, or plume density structure are also investigated.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1029/2009JA014204
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Climate
ISSN:	0148-0227
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	15 Oct 2010 12:16 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10772

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1029/2009JA014204

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Climate

ISSN:

0148-0227

NORA Subject Terms:

Atmospheric Sciences

Date made live:

15 Oct 2010 12:16 +0 (UTC)