Application of the Guiding Field Line Model to the Magnetospheric Plasma

研究人员将研究磁层对流等离子体的基本输运过程。研究的重点是磁层中的电流、动量和热流，以及磁层和电离层之间的相互作用。由于带电粒子的运动是通过比指导中心近似更精确的近似来描述的，并且每种等离子体都是单独处理的，因此这项研究将为磁层-电离层耦合提供新的见解。最终目的是改进传统的引导场线方法来描述粒子在电场和磁场中的运动。该项目还将加强历史悠久的黑人大学Prairie View A&amp；M新成立的太空研究项目，并增加少数族裔对太空研究的参与。

The investigators will study the basic transport processes of the magnetospheric convecting plasma. The effort concentrates on the electric current, momentum and heat flows in the magnetosphere and interaction between the magnetosphere and ionosphere. Because the motion of a charged particle is described by a more accurate approximation than the guiding center approximation and each species of the plasma is treated separately, this study will provide new insight into magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. The ultimate aim is to improve on the traditional guiding field line approach to describing the motion of particles in electric and magnetic fields. The project will also strengthen the newly established space research program at Prairie View A&M, a historic black university, and increase minority participation in space research.