Spacecraft Observations and Theoretical Understanding of Slow Electron Holes
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Kamaletdinov, Sergey R
Hutchinson, Ian H
Vasko, Ivan Y
Artemyev, Anton V
Lotekar, Ajay
Mozer, Forrest
Date Issued
2021
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Citation
Kamaletdinov, Sergey R, Hutchinson, Ian H, Vasko, Ivan Y, Artemyev, Anton V, Lotekar, Ajay et al. 2021. "Spacecraft Observations and Theoretical Understanding of Slow Electron Holes." Physical Review Letters, 127 (16).
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Abstract
We present Magnetospheric Multiscale observations showing large numbers of slow electron holes with speeds clustered near the local minimum of double-humped velocity distribution functions of background ions. Theoretical computations show that slow electron holes can avoid the acceleration that otherwise prevents their remaining slow only under these same circumstances. Although the origin of the slow electron holes is still elusive, the agreement between observation and theory about the conditions for their existence is remarkable.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.127.165101
