Quantifying the Contribution of Nonlinear Resonant Effects to Diffusion Rates
- 1Nyheim Plasma Institute, Drexel University, Camden, NJ, USA
- 2Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- 3CEA/DAM- ILE DE France, France
- 4Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
The wave-particle resonant interaction is a key process controlling energetic electron flux dynamics in the Earth’s radiation belts. All existing radiation belt codes are Fokker-Planck models relying on the quasi-linear diffusion theory to describe the impact of wave-particle interactions. However, in the outer radiation belt, spacecraft often detect waves sufficiently intense to interact resonantly with electrons in the nonlinear regime.
We propose an approach to (1) estimate the contribution of such nonlinear resonant interactions, and (2) include them into diffusion-based radiation belt models. Using statistics of chorus wave-packet amplitudes and sizes (number of wave periods within one packet), we provide a rescaling factor for the quasi-linear diffusion rates to account for the contribution of nonlinear interactions in long-term electron flux dynamics. Such nonlinear effects may speed up 0.1-1 MeV electron diffusive acceleration by a factor of x2-3 during disturbed periods.
How to cite: Vainchtein, D., Artemyev, A., Mourenas, D., and Zhang, X.: Quantifying the Contribution of Nonlinear Resonant Effects to Diffusion Rates, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-4471, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-4471, 2023.
