Search Results - "Turner, L D"
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Statistical characteristics of particle injections throughout the equatorial magnetotail
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-04-2014)“…Energetic particle injections are critical for supplying particles and energy to the inner magnetosphere. Recent case studies have demonstrated a good…”
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Electromagnetic Energy Conversion at Reconnection Fronts
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (27-09-2013)“…Earth's magnetotail contains magnetic energy derived from the kinetic energy of the solar wind. Conversion of that energy back to particle energy ultimately…”
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Relativistic Electrons Produced by Foreshock Disturbances Observed Upstream of Earth's Bow Shock
Published in Physical review letters (18-11-2016)“…Charged particles can be reflected and accelerated by strong (i.e., high Mach number) astrophysical collisionless shock waves, streaming away to form a…”
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The effects of transient, localized electric fields on equatorial electron acceleration and transport toward the inner magnetosphere
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics (01-10-2012)“…Motivated by recent observations of intense electric fields and elevated energetic particle fluxes within flow bursts beyond geosynchronous altitude (Runov et…”
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Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (03-06-2016)“…Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in plasmas whereby stored magnetic energy is converted into heat and kinetic energy of charged…”
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Electron-scale dynamics of the diffusion region during symmetric magnetic reconnection in space
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (21-12-2018)“…Magnetic reconnection is an energy conversion process that occurs in many astrophysical contexts including Earth's magnetosphere, where the process can be…”
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Observational Evidence for Stochastic Shock Drift Acceleration of Electrons at the Earth's Bow Shock
Published in Physical review letters (14-02-2020)“…The first-order Fermi acceleration of electrons requires an injection of electrons into a mildly relativistic energy range. However, the mechanism of injection…”
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What Causes Radiation Belt Enhancements: A Survey of the Van Allen Probes Era
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-06-2018)“…We survey radiation belt enhancement events during the Van Allen Probes era to determine what mechanism is the dominant cause of enhancements and where it is…”
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Average thermodynamic and spectral properties of plasma in and around dipolarizing flux bundles
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-06-2015)“…Recent observations have suggested that spatially localized flows of high‐temperature, low‐density plasma carrying a dipolarized magnetic field (dipolarizing…”
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Observations Directly Linking Relativistic Electron Microbursts to Whistler Mode Chorus: Van Allen Probes and FIREBIRD II
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-11-2017)“…We present observations that provide the strongest evidence yet that discrete whistler mode chorus packets cause relativistic electron microbursts. On 20…”
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Effect of EMIC waves on relativistic and ultrarelativistic electron populations: Ground-based and Van Allen Probes observations
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-03-2014)“…We study the effect of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves on the loss and pitch angle scattering of relativistic and ultrarelativistic electrons during…”
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Electron Acceleration in the Heart of the Van Allen Radiation Belts
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (30-08-2013)“…The Van Allen radiation belts contain ultrarelativistic electrons trapped in Earth's magnetic field. Since their discovery in 1958, a fundamental unanswered…”
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The Response of Earth's Electron Radiation Belts to Geomagnetic Storms: Statistics From the Van Allen Probes Era Including Effects From Different Storm Drivers
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-02-2019)“…A statistical study was conducted of Earth's radiation belt electron response to geomagnetic storms using NASA's Van Allen Probes mission. Data for electrons…”
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Explaining the dynamics of the ultra-relativistic third Van Allen radiation belt
Published in Nature physics (01-10-2016)“…Since the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts over 50 years ago, an explanation for their complete dynamics has remained elusive. Especially challenging…”
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On the storm-time evolution of relativistic electron phase space density in Earth's outer radiation belt
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-05-2013)“…We report on internal, magnetospheric processes related to markedly different storm‐time responses of phase space density (PSD) in invariant coordinates…”
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Two-step Acceleration of Energetic Electrons at Magnetic Flux Ropes during Turbulent Reconnection
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2023)“…Abstract Energetic electrons have been frequently observed during magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail. The acceleration process of the energetic electrons…”
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Quantifying the radiation belt seed population in the 17 March 2013 electron acceleration event
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-04-2014)“…We present phase space density (PSD) observations using data from the Magnetic Electron Ion Spectrometer instrument on the Van Allen Probes for the 17 March…”
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Autogenous and efficient acceleration of energetic ions upstream of Earth’s bow shock
Published in Nature (London) (01-09-2018)“…Earth and its magnetosphere are immersed in the supersonic flow of the solar-wind plasma that fills interplanetary space. As the solar wind slows and deflects…”
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Effects of whistler mode hiss waves in March 2013
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-07-2017)“…We present simulations of the loss of radiation belt electrons by resonant pitch angle diffusion caused by whistler mode hiss waves for March 2013. Pitch angle…”
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Characteristics of Electron Precipitation During 40 Energetic Electron Injections Inferred via Subionospheric VLF Signal Propagation
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (01-11-2020)“…Energetic electron injection events are associated with energetic electron precipitation (EEP) through possible resonant wave‐particle interactions. Previous…”
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