The role and contributions of energetic neutral atom (ENA) imaging in magnetospheric substorm research

C. J. Pollock, C. P. Son-Brandt, J. L. Burch, M. G. Henderson, J. M. Jahn, D. J. McComas, S. B. Mende, D. G. Mitchell, G. D. Reeves, E. E. Scime, R. M. Skoug, M. Thomsen, P. Valek

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Abstract

Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) imaging has contributed substantially to substorm research. This technique has allowed significant advances in areas such as observation and quantification of injected particle drift as a function of energy, observation of dynamics in the tail that are directly related to the effects of imposed (growth phase) and induced (expansion phase) electric fields on the plasma, the prompt extraction of oxygen from the ionosphere during substorms, the relationship between storms and substorms, and the timing of substorm ENA signatures. We present discussion of the advantages and shortcomings of the ENA technique for studying space plasmas. Although the technique is in its infancy, it is yielding results that enrich our understanding of the substorm process and its effects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)155-182
Number of pages28
JournalSpace Science Reviews
Volume109
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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