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Active auroral arc powered by accelerated electrons from very high altitudes
Bright, discrete, thin auroral arcs are a typical form of auroras in nightside polar regions. Their light is produced by magnetospheric electrons, accelerated downward to obtain energies of several kilo electron volts by a quasi-static electric field. These electrons collide with and excite thermosp...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7814012/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33462252 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79665-5 |