On the loss of ultra-relativistic electrons (>2 MeV) near L* = 3.5 during the Van Allen Probes era

Benjamin R Hogan1,2, Xinlin Li3, Hong Zhao4, Leng Ying Khoo5, Yang Mei3, Declan O'Brien6, Allison N Jaynes7, Daniel N Baker8 and Shrikanth G Kanekal9, (1)Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)University of Colorado Boulder, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, United States, (3)University of Colorado Boulder, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, United States, (4)Auburn University, Department of Physics, Auburn, AL, United States, (5)Princeton University, Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton, United States, (6)University of Colorado Boulder, LASP, Boulder, United States, (7)University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa City, IA, United States, (8)University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO, United States, (9)NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States