.fig figures made using the Monte Carlo + Particle-In-Cell model by P. Gourbin and S. Celestin.
- 12km indicates the altitude- II/CI indicates the injection of particles was instantaneous (II) or continuous throughout the simulation (CI)- E5e5Sc indicates the electric field is N/N0 x 5e5 V/m (scaled at the given altitude)
BthByCurrent: Magnetic field computed using the conduction currentN: Number of high-energy electronsneView: Cross-sectional view of the electron densitynennnpPlot: Electron and ion densities along the z-axisEplot: Electric field near the axislogCurrent: Absolute value of the total electric current and its componentsneSatPlot: electron density with theoretical density based on avalanche length lambda and computed saturation densityFDE: Electron energy distribution
- 12km indicates the altitude- II/CI indicates the injection of particles was instantaneous (II) or continuous throughout the simulation (CI)- E5e5Sc indicates the electric field is N/N0 x 5e5 V/m (scaled at the given altitude)
BthByCurrent: Magnetic field computed using the conduction currentN: Number of high-energy electronsneView: Cross-sectional view of the electron densitynennnpPlot: Electron and ion densities along the z-axisEplot: Electric field near the axislogCurrent: Absolute value of the total electric current and its componentsneSatPlot: electron density with theoretical density based on avalanche length lambda and computed saturation densityFDE: Electron energy distribution