Abstract
Frequently, the inner magnetosphere between L = 2 and L = 6 receives a large influx of energy. In the form of large numbers of charged particles or as an increase in the particle temperature, the energy enters the magnetosphere and it weakens and distorts the magnetic field through diamagnetism and drift motions of the charged particles. Since the effect is to stretch the magnetic field lines of the earth outward, much as the surface of a balloon expands, the process is called ‘inflation’.
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Cahill, L.J. (1968). Inflation of the Inner Magnetosphere. In: Carovillano, R.L., McClay, J.F., Radoski, H.R. (eds) Physics of the Magnetosphere. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3467-8_6
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