Although principal possibility to form the energetic electron (EE) injec-
tions by transient fast flow bursts was demonstrated, details and quantitative aspects of injection process need to be further investigated based on advanced models. Here we use self-consistent RCM-I simulation initiated by the short-duration (5-min long) localized (~3 Re width) density depletion (evacuating 90% of flux tube content) at the tailward simulation boundary (~18 Re) to look on resulted dynamics of energetic electrons as they are accelerated, injected and then drift eastward in the magnetosphere and precipitate into the atmosphere. We demonstrate that, starting from ordinary plasma sheet population, 50–200 keV electron flux dramatically increases by betatron-like acceleration when the bubble head enter the inner magnetosphere at r < 8–10 Re, and finally reaches as high flux values as 105 (cm2 s sr keV)−1 forming an injected electron cloud. At this time, a sudden onset of EE precipitation develops in the conjugate ionosphere in a couple of minutes. Although simulation uses some approximations (like isotropic precipitation from drifting cloud) and describes an elementary act of injection, it is capable to reproduce basic known global features of precipitation dynamics and geometry including eastward drift along the auroral zone (with roughly 1 h drift period) and a crescent-shaped precipitation zone with minimal precipitation at dusk.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProblems of Geocosmos—2022, Proceedings of the XIV Conference and School
EditorsA. Kosterov, E Lyskova, I. Mironova, S. Apatenkov, S. Baranov
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages289-299
Number of pages11
VolumeXII
EditionSpringer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-40728-4
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-40730-7, 978-3-031-40727-7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Dec 2023
EventXIV школа-конференция с международным участием «Проблемы Геокосмоса — 2022» - СПбГУ, Санкт-Петербург, Russian Federation
Duration: 3 Oct 20227 Oct 2022
Conference number: 14
https://events.spbu.ru/events/geocosmos-2022

Conference

ConferenceXIV школа-конференция с международным участием «Проблемы Геокосмоса — 2022»
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityСанкт-Петербург
Period3/10/227/10/22
Internet address

    Research areas

  • инжекции плазмы, высыпание энергичных электронов, магнитосфера

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