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Structure of Area of High Energy Electrons Injected by a Point Source in a Geomagnetic Field Represented by First Gaussian Harmonics

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The areas of the precipitation to Earth of high-energy electrons injected into the near-Earth space from a point source in a geostationary orbit are constructed. The geomagnetic field is modeled by the superposition of the first four spherical harmonics of the Gaussian series. The indicated regions are compared with the precipitation regions constructed earlier for the dipole model of the geomagnetic field. Its possible influence on the configuration of areas of precipitation of the field created by magnetospheric currents is considered.

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The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 18-01-00657.

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  1. St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia

    E. K. Kolesnikov

  2. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, 188300, Gatchina, Russia

    G. N. Klyushnikov

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Kolesnikov, E.K., Klyushnikov, G.N. Structure of Area of High Energy Electrons Injected by a Point Source in a Geomagnetic Field Represented by First Gaussian Harmonics. Geomagn. Aeron. 60, 263–267 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793220030093

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