Downward current electron beams observed at the dipolarization front  

作　　者：ZHENG Hao FU SuiYan ZONG QuiGang PU ZuYin 

机构地区：[1]School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2013年第8期913-919,共7页

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40874086 and 41031065);the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB811404)

摘　　要：The strong field-aligned pitch angle distribution of electrons is observed right at the dipolarization front (DF) before the arriving of a high speed flow when the four Cluster satellites are traveling in the magnetotail around 15 R E on July 22, 2001. The increased electron fluxes only last for a short time period at the DF, corresponding to just a few bouncing periods for 1 keV electrons. The field-aligned current contributed by these electrons agrees well with that calculated by the magnetic field observations by four satellites at the front. These electron streams are found in the energy range of 0.2-2 keV, peak around 1 keV. It is suggested that these downward current electrons may be originated near the aurora region by some kinds of potential structure. The occurrence of these electrons implies that the formation of the dipolarization front and the associated field-aligned current play an important role in the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.The strong field-aligned pitch angle distribution of electrons is observed right at the dipolarization front （DF） before the arriving of a high speed flow when the four Cluster satellites are traveling in the magnetotail around 15 RE on July 22, 2001. The increased electron fluxes only last for a short time period at the DF, corresponding to just a few bouncing periods for 1 keV electrons. The field-aligned current contributed by these electrons agrees well with that calculated by the magnetic field observations by four satellites at the front. These electron streams are found in the energy range of 0.2-2 keV, peak around 1 keV. It is suggested that these downward current electrons may be originated near the aurora region by some kinds of potential structure. The occurrence of these electrons implies that the formation of the dipolarization front and the associated field-aligned current play an important role in the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.

关 键 词：场向电流 电子束 极化 CLUSTER 电离层耦合 磁场观测 能量范围 高速流 

分 类 号：P318.6[天文地球—固体地球物理学]