Science Daily May 26, 2021 In recent years, however, a growing body of experimental evidence has shown that EMIC waves can cause the scattering loss of electrons down to sub-MeV energies. Using measurements of trapped electron flux from the GPS satellite constellation, an international team of researchers (New Zealand, UK, USA – Los Alamos National Laboratory) investigated the ability of EMIC waves to cause significant depletions of radiation belt electron populations. They presented statistical evidence demonstrating global decreases in sub-MeV trapped electron flux in response to EMIC wave activity. Although they found that electron losses extend down to sub-MeV energies, […]