Modulation of the energetic electron distribution caused by toroidal
mode ULF waves in association with periodic enhancement of whistler-mode
chorus emissions
Abstract
ERG/Arase satellite observations show a simultaneous enhancement of
whistler-mode chorus emissions and electron flux associated with
toroidal mode ultra-low frequency (ULF) waves. The satellite observed
the intensification of both chorus emissions and electron flux in the
energy range satisfying the cyclotron resonance condition during the
westward oscillation phase of the toroidal mode ULF waves. A model for
the observed periodic variations is proposed. We consider the modulation
of the drift speed of energetic electrons to be the drift due to the
radial component of the wave electric field and the ambient magnetic
field . Assuming a wave phase variation of the toroidal mode ULF
oscillation in the azimuthal direction, we expect the accumulation of
energetic electrons at locations corresponding to a specific phase
angle, consistent with the observed phase relationship.