Quasiadiabatic description of nonlinear particle dynamics in typical magnetotail configurations

Abstract

In the present paper we discuss the motion of charged particles in three different regions of the Earth magnetotail: in the region with magnetic field reversal and in the vicinities of neutral line of X- and O-types. The presence of small parameters (ratio of characteristic length scales in and perpendicular to the equatorial plane and the smallness of the electric field) allows us to introduce a hierarchy of motions and use methods of perturbation theory. We propose a parameter that plays the role of a measure of mixing in the system. European Geosciences Union © 2005 Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.