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Reconstruction of precipitating electrons and three-dimensional structure of a pulsating auroral patch from monochromatic auroral images obtained from multiple observation points
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2022 (English)In: Annales Geophysicae, E-ISSN 1432-0576, Vol. 40, no 4, p. 475-484Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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In recent years, aurora observation networks using high-sensitivity cameras have been developed in the polar regions. These networks allow dimmer auroras, such as pulsating auroras (PsAs), to be observed with a high signal-to-noise ratio. We reconstructed the horizontal distribution of precipitating electrons using computed tomography with monochromatic PsA images obtained from three observation points. The three-dimensional distribution of the volume emission rate (VER) of the PsA was also reconstructed. The characteristic energy of the reconstructed precipitating electron flux ranged from 6 to 23 keV, and the peak altitude of the reconstructed VER ranged from 90 to 104 km. We evaluated the results using a model aurora and compared the model's electron density with the observed one. The electron density was reconstructed correctly to some extent, even after a decrease in PsA intensity. These results suggest that the horizontal distribution of precipitating electrons associated with PsAs can be effectively reconstructed from ground-based optical observations.

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2022. Vol. 40, no 4, p. 475-484
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Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:polar:diva-9004DOI: 10.5194/angeo-40-475-2022OAI: oai:DiVA.org:polar-9004DiVA, id: diva2:1729077
Available from: 2023-01-19 Created: 2023-01-19 Last updated: 2023-01-19Bibliographically approved

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