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Whistler Waves in the Quasi-Parallel and Quasi-Perpendicular Magnetosheath
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1469-1116
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2024 (English)In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, ISSN 2169-9380, E-ISSN 2169-9402, Vol. 129, no 6, article id e2024JA032661Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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In the Earth's magnetosheath (MSH), several processes contribute to energy dissipation and plasma heating, one of which is wave-particle interactions between whistler waves and electrons. However, the overall impact of whistlers on electron dynamics in the MSH remains to be quantified. We analyze 18 hr of burst-mode measurements from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, including data from the unbiased magnetosheath campaign during February-March 2023. We present a statistical study of 34,409 whistler waves found using automatic detection. We compare wave occurrence in the different MSH geometries and find three times higher occurrence in the quasi-perpendicular MSH compared to the quasi-parallel case. We also study the wave properties and find that the waves propagate quasi-parallel to the background magnetic field, have a median frequency of 0.2 times the electron cyclotron frequency, median amplitude of 0.03-0.06 nT (30-60 pT), and median duration of a few tens of wave periods. The whistler waves are preferentially observed in local magnetic dips and density peaks and are not associated with an increased temperature anisotropy. Also, almost no whistlers are observed in regions with parallel electron plasma beta lower than 0.1. Importantly, when estimating pitch-angle diffusion times we find that the whistler waves cause significant pitch-angle scattering of electrons in the MSH. Whistlers exist throughout the magnetosheath with higher occurrence in the quasi-perpendicular geometry and in local magnetic field dips Whistlers are observed in regions with electron beta above 0.1 and are not correlated with electron temperature anisotropy Whistlers cause significant pitch-angle scattering of magnetosheath electrons

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American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2024. Vol. 129, no 6, article id e2024JA032661
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magnetosheath, whistler waves, pitch-angle diffusion, cyclotron resonance
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Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-534073DOI: 10.1029/2024JA032661ISI: 001247258800001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-534073DiVA, id: diva2:1881492
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Swedish Research CouncilSwedish National Space Board, 145/18Swedish National Space Board, 192/20Available from: 2024-07-03 Created: 2024-07-03 Last updated: 2024-07-03Bibliographically approved

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