Interaction between waves and energetic electrons in space plasmas
Interaction between waves and energetic electrons in space plasmas
Session ID#: 122515
Session Description:
The interaction between waves and energetic electrons is an important process that occurs throughout our Sun-Earth system, from the magnetosphere to the solar wind. For example, energetic electrons from the sun are thought to be responsible for type II and type III solar radio bursts observed by spacecraft and ground-based observatories. In the magnetosphere, energetic electrons can excite whistler-mode chorus waves and electron cyclotron harmonic waves; these waves in turn can effectively precipitate the electrons. And whistlers in the solar wind can interact with strahl electrons, broadening the strahl beam. This session aims to bring together researchers working on problems in these and other regions of space in order to advance the fundamental physics of wave interaction with and generation by energetic electrons. Submissions will explore the physics and implications of these interactions from observations, theory, simulations, and/or laboratory experiments.
Co-Organized:
- SH - SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics
Index Terms:
7514 Energetic particles [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7829 Kinetic waves and instabilities [SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS]
7847 Radiation processes [SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS]
7867 Wave/particle interactions [SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Seth E Dorfman, Space Science Institute Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners: Xin An, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States and Marc Pulupa, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Primary Liaison: Seth E Dorfman, Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO, United States
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