Energetic electron precipitation driven by plume hiss waves
Qin, M., Li, W., Ma, Q., Shen, X., & Capannolo, L. (2021). Energetic electron precipitation driven by plume hiss waves. In Heliophysics 2050 Workshop. Universities Space Research Association (USRA).
Using concurrent observations of plume whistler mode waves detected by RBSP-B and X-ray measurements by BARREL, we quantitatively evaluate the role of plume hiss in driving energetic electron precipitation. Main conclusions are: Whistler mode waves observed by RBSP-B are well correlated with elec... Show moreUsing concurrent observations of plume whistler mode waves detected by RBSP-B and X-ray measurements by BARREL, we quantitatively evaluate the role of plume hiss in driving energetic electron precipitation. Main conclusions are: Whistler mode waves observed by RBSP-B are well correlated with electron precipitation in both time and space; Time evolution of the model calculated electron precipitation is consistent with enhancement in BARREL X-ray; Our findings provide the convincing evidence of EEP driven by plume whistler mode waves, which is important for understanding the energetic loss of radiation belt electrons. Show less
