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arxiv 2311.02468 v1 pith:PYSOHWZF submitted 2023-11-04 physics.space-ph physics.plasm-ph

Relativistic electron precipitation events driven by solar wind impact on the Earth's magnetosphere

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keywords electronsolarwaveswindelectromagneticlossesmagnetospheredemonstrates
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Certain forms of solar wind transients contain significant enhancements of dynamic pressure and may effectively drive magnetosphere dynamics, including substorms and storms. An integral element of such driving is the generation of a wide range of electromagnetic waves within the inner magnetosphere, either by compressionally heated plasma or by substorm plasma sheet injections. Consequently, solar wind transient impacts are traditionally associated with energetic electron scattering and losses into the atmosphere by electromagnetic waves. In this study, we show the first direct measurements of two such transient-driven precipitation events as measured by the low-altitude Electron Losses and Fields Investigation (ELFIN) CubeSats. The first event demonstrates storm-time generated electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves efficiently precipitating relativistic electrons from >300 keV to 2 MeV at the duskside. The second event demonstrates whistler-mode waves leading to scattering of electrons from 50 keV to 700 keV on the dawnside. These observations confirm the importance of solar wind transients in driving energetic electron losses and subsequent dynamics in the ionosphere.

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