Mar 31, 2021

Speaker: Prof. Allison Jaynes (University of Iowa, USA)

Title: New discoveries from the Van Allen Probes mission to study Earth's radiation belts

Abstract: With over 7 years of uninterrupted radiation belt observations, the Van Allen Probes has been rewriting the textbook on particle and wave dynamics in the inner magnetosphere. Here we present a brief overview of the fascinating physics of radiation belt dynamics as well as science highlights from the energetic particle measurements onboard. Some of these surprising discoveries have prompted us to look at previous spacecraft missions to find hints of the features that went unnoticed until now. And much of this work will inform future missions and modeling development as the community looks ahead to the future of inner magnetosphere science.