Statistical Survey of Loss Cone Electrons Observed In Situ in the Inner Magnetosphere

Statistical Survey of Loss Cone Electrons Observed In Situ in the Inner Magnetosphere

Abstract We report a statistical result of electrons inside the loss cone with energies of 67 eV–88 keV using electron measurements obtained in situ by the Arase satellite in the inner magnetosphere around the magnetic equator for 60 months. Loss cone electrons are found with a high occurrence proba...

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Main Authors: R. Takahara, I. Shinohara, S. Kasahara, K. Asamura, S. Yokota, K. Keika, Y. Kazama, S.‐Y. Wang, S. W. Y. Tam, T.‐F. Chang, B.‐J. Wang, C.‐W. Jun, T. Hori, A. Matsuoka, M. Teramoto, K. Yamamoto, Y. Kasahara, S. Matsuda, A. Kumamoto, A. Shinbori, F. Tsuchiya, Y. Miyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-02-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
inner magnetosphere
energetic electron precipitation
chorus waves
pitch angle scattering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112948
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Summary:Abstract We report a statistical result of electrons inside the loss cone with energies of 67 eV–88 keV using electron measurements obtained in situ by the Arase satellite in the inner magnetosphere around the magnetic equator for 60 months. Loss cone electrons are found with a high occurrence probability from the nightside to the dawnside at approximately L = 6. For 641 eV–88 keV electrons, the high‐occurrence region shifts toward later magnetic local times (MLTs) with increasing loss cone electron energy. The spatial distribution of the occurrence probability around MLT = 22–3 at L = 5–6 is consistent with the calculated average resonance energy distribution of whistler mode chorus waves near the magnetic equator. These results suggest that pitch angle scattering driven by chorus waves plays the main role in electron precipitation in this region.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007

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