Drift Orbit Bifurcation Effects on Earth’s Radiation Belt Electrons

  • Huang, Jinbei
Publication date
January 2023
Publisher
The Research Repository @ WVU
Language
English

Abstract

Energetic charged particles trapped in the Earth’s radiation belt form a hazardous space environment for artificial electronic systems and astronauts. The study of Earth\u27s radiation belt is becoming increasingly important with the development of communication technology, which plays a significant role in modern society. Earth’s radiation belt is highly dynamic, and the electron flux can drop by several orders of magnitude within a few hours which is called radiation belt dropout. The fast dropout of energetic electrons in the radiation belt, despite its significance, has not been thoroughly studied. One of the most compelling outstanding questions in Earth\u27s radiation belt studies is: What physical mechanisms cause these rapid and su...

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