Title :
Particle acceleration mechanisms in the auroral acceleration region
Author :
Gedalin, Michael ; Peter, William
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ben-Gurion Univ., Beersheva, Israel
fDate :
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Particle acceleration by double layers is compared with other possible mechanisms of particle acceleration in the auroral acceleration region. Emphasis is on a recent suggestion that electrostatic wave turbulence is the only tenable explanation for particle acceleration in the auroral acceleration region
Keywords :
atmospheric electricity; atmospheric elementary particle precipitation; magnetosphere; plasma; auroral acceleration region; double layers; electrostatic wave turbulence; particle acceleration mechanisms; Acceleration; Earth; Electrostatics; Geomagnetism; Linear particle accelerator; Magnetic fields; Magnetosphere; Plasma accelerators; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
