TY - JOUR
T1 - Discovery of 1 Hz Range Modulation of Isolated Proton Aurora at Subauroral Latitudes
AU - Ozaki, M.
AU - Shiokawa, K.
AU - Miyoshi, Y.
AU - Kataoka, R.
AU - Connors, M.
AU - Inoue, T.
AU - Yagitani, S.
AU - Ebihara, Y.
AU - Jun, C. W.
AU - Nomura, R.
AU - Sakaguchi, K.
AU - Otsuka, Y.
AU - Uchida, H. A.
AU - Schofield, I.
AU - Danskin, D. W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©2018. The Authors.
PY - 2018/2/16
Y1 - 2018/2/16
N2 - Isolated proton aurora (IPA) is a manifestation of the wave-particle interaction visible at subauroral latitudes, with activity on many timescales. We herein present the first observational evidence of rapid luminous modulation of IPA correlated with simultaneously observed Pc1 waves observed on the ground, which are equivalent to the electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the magnetosphere. The fastest luminous modulation of IPA was observed in the 1 Hz frequency range, which was twice the frequency of the related Pc1 waves. The time lag between variations of Pc1 wave power and the IPA luminosity suggests that the source regions of IPA are distributed near the magnetic equator, suggesting an EMIC wave-energetic (a few tens of keV) proton or relativistic (MeV or sub-MeV) electron interaction. The generation mechanism of this 1 Hz luminous modulation remains an open issue, but this study supports the importance of nonlinear pitch angle scattering via wave-particle interactions.
AB - Isolated proton aurora (IPA) is a manifestation of the wave-particle interaction visible at subauroral latitudes, with activity on many timescales. We herein present the first observational evidence of rapid luminous modulation of IPA correlated with simultaneously observed Pc1 waves observed on the ground, which are equivalent to the electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the magnetosphere. The fastest luminous modulation of IPA was observed in the 1 Hz frequency range, which was twice the frequency of the related Pc1 waves. The time lag between variations of Pc1 wave power and the IPA luminosity suggests that the source regions of IPA are distributed near the magnetic equator, suggesting an EMIC wave-energetic (a few tens of keV) proton or relativistic (MeV or sub-MeV) electron interaction. The generation mechanism of this 1 Hz luminous modulation remains an open issue, but this study supports the importance of nonlinear pitch angle scattering via wave-particle interactions.
KW - Pc1 geomagnetic pulsations
KW - isolated proton aurora
KW - wave-particle interaction
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U2 - 10.1002/2017GL076486
DO - 10.1002/2017GL076486
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041628434
SN - 0094-8276
VL - 45
SP - 1209
EP - 1217
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
IS - 3
ER -