Alfven wave generated electron time dispersion

Authors
Kletzing, CA Hu, S
Citation
Ca. Kletzing et S. Hu, Alfven wave generated electron time dispersion, GEOPHYS R L, 28(4), 2001, pp. 693-696
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
ISSN journal
00948276 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
693 - 696
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(20010215)28:4<693:AWGETD>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The results from a model of kinetic Alfven waves which includes varying mag netic field and density show that time-dispersed bursts of auroral electron s can be accelerated by Alfven wave pulses propagating from the magnetosphe re to the ionosphere. The modeled electron signatures have similar energy r ange and temporal structure to those observed on sounding rockets and satel lites suggesting that electron time dispersion is generated by Alfven waves .