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Published on: January 19, 2018
Spacecraft Observations and Theoretical Understanding of Slow Electron Holes
Sergey R Kamaletdinov1, Ian H Hutchinson2, Ivan Y Vasko3
1Space Research Institute, Moscow 117997, Russia and Department of Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow 119234, Russia.
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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