Electron energization and energy dissipation in microscale electromagnetic environments
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Journal Article
Abstract
Particle energization and energy dissipation in electromagnetic environments are longstanding topics of intensive research in space, laboratory, and astrophysical plasmas. One challenge is to understand these conversion processes at smaller and smaller spatial/temporal scales. In this Letter, with very high cadence measurements of particle distributions from the Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft, we report evidence of evolution of an identified microscale (i.e., electron gyro-scale) magnetic cavity structure and reveal within it a unique energization process that does not adhere to prevailing adiabatic invariance theory. Our finding indicates that this process is largely energy dependent, and can accelerate/decelerate charged particles inside the trapping region during their gyromotion, clearly altering the particle distribution.
Date Issued
2020-08-01
Date Acceptance
2020-07-31
Citation
Letters of the Astrophysical Journal, 2020, 899 (2), pp.1-8
ISSN
2041-8205
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Start Page
1
End Page
8
Journal / Book Title
Letters of the Astrophysical Journal
Volume
899
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2020. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Space plasmas
MAGNETIC HOLES
SOLAR-WIND
ACCELERATION
TURBULENCE
MAGNETOSPHERE
MAGNETOSHEATH
PARTICLES
DIFFUSION
SPECTRA
CLUSTER
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN L31
Date Publish Online
2020-08-19