Energy transfer between energetic ring current H+and O+by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves

Thorne, Richard M.; Horne, Richard B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0412-6407. 1994 Energy transfer between energetic ring current H+and O+by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves. Journal of Geophysical Research, 99 (A9). 17275-17282. 10.1029/94JA01007

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Abstract/Summary

Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the frequency range below the helium gyrofrequency can be excited in the equatorial region of the outer magnetosphere by cyclotron resonant instability with anisotropic ring current H+ ions. As the unducted waves propagate to higher latitudes, the wave normal should become highly inclined to the ambient magnetic field. Under such conditions, wave energy can be absorbed by cyclotron resonant interactions with ambient O+, leading to ion heating perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field. Resonant wave absorption peaks in the vicinity of the bi-ion frequency and the second harmonic of the O+ gyrofrequency. This absorption should mainly occur at latitudes between 10° and 30° along auroral field lines (L ≥ 7) in the postnoon sector. The concomitant ion heating perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field can contribute to the isotropization and geomagnetic trapping of collapsed O+ ion conics (or beams) that originate from a low-altitude ionospheric source region. During geomagnetic storms when the O+ content of the magnetosphere is significantly enhanced, the absorption of EMIC waves should become more efficient, and it may contribute to the observed acceleration of O+ ions of ionospheric origin up to ring current energies.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1029/94JA01007
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme
ISSN:	0148-0227
Date made live:	08 Aug 2017 14:00 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517509

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1029/94JA01007

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme

ISSN:

0148-0227

Date made live:

08 Aug 2017 14:00 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517509