An Implication of Detecting the Internal Modulation in a Pulsating Aurora: A Conjugate Observation by the Arase Satellite and All‐Sky Imagers

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  • S. Nanjo
    Graduate School of Communication Engineering and Informatics The University of Electro‐Communications Chofu Japan
  • S. Ebukuro
    Graduate School of Communication Engineering and Informatics The University of Electro‐Communications Chofu Japan
  • S. Nakamura
    Institute for Space‐Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
  • Y. Miyoshi
    Institute for Space‐Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
  • S. Kurita
    Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Kyoto University Uji Japan
  • S.‐I. Oyama
    Institute for Space‐Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
  • Y. Ogawa
    National Institute of Polar Research Tachikawa Japan
  • K. Keika
    Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo Bunkyo‐ku Japan
  • Y. Kasahara
    Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Kanazawa University Kanazawa Japan
  • S. Kasahara
    Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo Bunkyo‐ku Japan
  • A. Matsuoka
    Graduate School of Science Kyoto University Uji Japan
  • T. Hori
    Institute for Space‐Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
  • S. Yokota
    Graduate School of Science Osaka University Toyonaka Japan
  • S. Matsuda
    Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Kanazawa University Kanazawa Japan
  • I. Shinohara
    Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Sagamihara Japan
  • S.‐Y. Wang
    Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan
  • Y. Kazama
    Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan
  • C.‐W. Jun
    Institute for Space‐Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
  • M. Kitahara
    Institute for Space‐Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
  • K. Hosokawa
    Graduate School of Communication Engineering and Informatics The University of Electro‐Communications Chofu Japan

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>A physical mechanism to produce pulsating aurora (PsA) has been considered to be the interaction of the electron and the chorus wave generated near the equatorial plane of the magnetosphere. A recent observation of high temporal resolution of chorus waves by the Arase satellite revealed that the presence or absence of the internal modulation of PsA, which is a characteristic sub‐second scintillation at 3 ± 1 Hz within each optical pulsation, is closely related to the discreteness of the element structure of the chorus wave. However, it is still unclear what parameters (or conditions) control the discreteness of the element and the existence of the internal modulation of PsA. In this study, we discuss parameters that determine the presence or absence of the internal modulation of PsA and element structure of chorus by showing a conjugate observation of PsA/chorus by ground‐based cameras and the Arase satellite. During the event, the occurrence of internal modulation increased temporally. The wave data from the satellite show that the repetitive frequency of elements was ∼6 Hz when the internal modulation was indistinct, while the repetitive frequency was ∼3 Hz when the internal modulation was distinct. The particle measurements suggest that this difference was caused by changes in the density and the temperature anisotropy of the hot electron. The internal modulation was clearly observed when the density of hot electrons decreased and the temperature anisotropy relaxed after the injection. Observations of internal modulations from the ground might allow us to estimate the parameters such as energetic electron density and temperature anisotropy in the magnetosphere.</jats:p>

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