MMS Super-Conjunction Studies of Chorus Wave Properties and Their Effects on Energetic Electrons
Abstract
During the first full sweep of NASA's MMS mission through the Earth's magnetotail, referred to as Phase 1x, the active state of the geomagnetic environment allowed many opportunities for new insights into inner magnetospheric dynamics. Of particular interest is the local generation of whistler-mode chorus waves and their subsequent effect on energetic electrons. In this study, we take advantage of conjunctions between MMS and the rest of the Heliospheric System Observatory satellites, including one super-conjunction event on 01 May 2016, when both Van Allen Probes and MMS were all within 1 Re of each other at the same time. Using multipoint measurements, we examine the properties and effects of chorus in fine detail. This concentration of observation points in the chorus generation region unveils new understanding of the wave-particle interactions that accelerate electrons and form the Earth's radiation belts.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016AGUFMSM43E..07J
- Keywords:
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- 2730 Magnetosphere: inner;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS