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Overview

Richard M. Thorne was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the fields of physics and astronomy, with a specialization in areas such as astronomy and astrophysics as well as geophysics.

The main topics covered in their work included ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, and astro and planetary science. These topics intersected closely with the study of Earth's space environment and related physical processes.

The scientist contributed to several publications, with notable frequent coauthors including Jacob Bortnik, Wen Li, and Qianli Ma. Their publication record included contributions to the Geophysical Monograph series, which featured prominently among their frequent publication venues.

Selected papers authored by Richard M. Thorne are:

  • Wave-Particle Interactions in the Earth's Magnetosphere, 2021, Geophysical monograph
  • Recent Advances in Understanding Radiation Belt Electron Dynamics Due to Wave-Particle Interactions, 2020, Geophysical monograph

These works focus on the interactions between waves and particles in near-Earth space environments, contributing to the understanding of radiation belt electron dynamics and magnetospheric processes.

Best Publications

  • The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP

    C. A. Kletzing;W. S. Kurth;M. Acuna;R. J. MacDowall

  • Relativistic theory of wave‐particle resonant diffusion with application to electron acceleration in the magnetosphere

    Danny Summers;Richard M. Thorne;Fuliang Xiao

  • Pitch-angle diffusion of radiation belt electrons within the plasmasphere.

    Lawrence R. Lyons;Richard Mansergh Thorne;Charles F. Kennel

  • The modified plasma dispersion function

    Danny Summers;Richard M. Thorne

  • The terrestrial ring current: Origin, formation, and decay

    Ioannis A. Daglis;Richard M. Thorne;Wolfgang Baumjohann;Stefano Orsini

  • Rapid local acceleration of relativistic radiation-belt electrons by magnetospheric chorus

    R. M. Thorne;W Li;B Ni;Q. Ma

  • Relativistic electron pitch-angle scattering by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves during geomagnetic storms

    Danny Summers;Richard M. Thorne

  • Radiation belt dynamics: The importance of wave-particle interactions

    Richard Mansergh Thorne

  • Timescale for radiation belt electron acceleration by whistler mode chorus waves

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Sarah A. Glauert;Jay M. Albert

  • Potential waves for relativistic electron scattering and stochastic acceleration during magnetic storms

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne

  • Wave acceleration of electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Yuri Y. Shprits;Nigel P. Meredith

  • Equilibrium structure of radiation belt electrons

    Lawrence R. Lyons;Richard Mansergh Thorne

  • TURBULENT LOSS OF RING-CURRENT PROTONS.

    John M. Cornwall;F. V. Coroniti;Richard M. Thorne

  • Electron Acceleration in the Heart of the Van Allen Radiation Belts

    G. D. Reeves;Harlan E. Spence;M. G. Henderson;S. K. Morley

  • Electron scattering loss in Earth's inner magnetosphere: 1. Dominant physical processes

    Bob Abel;Richard M. Thorne

  • Scattering by chorus waves as the dominant cause of diffuse auroral precipitation

    Richard M. Thorne;Binbin Ni;Xin Tao;Richard B. Horne;Richard B. Horne

  • Review of radiation belt relativistic electron losses

    R.M. Millan;R.M. Thorne

  • Science Goals and Overview of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) Suite on NASA’s Van Allen Probes Mission

    H. E. Spence;G. D. Reeves;D. N. Baker;J. B. Blake

  • Relativistic electron precipitation during magnetic storm main phase

    R. M. Thorne;C. F. Kennel

  • Unified theory of SAR arc formation at the plasmapause

    John M. Cornwall;Ferdinand V. Coroniti;Richard M. Thorne

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob Bortnik
Jacob Bortnik University of California, Los Angeles
Richard B. Horne
Richard B. Horne British Antarctic Survey
Vassilis Angelopoulos
Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
Craig Kletzing
Craig Kletzing University of Iowa
William S. Kurth
William S. Kurth University of Iowa
Nigel P. Meredith
Nigel P. Meredith British Antarctic Survey
Yuri Shprits
Yuri Shprits University of Potsdam
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Harlan E. Spence
Harlan E. Spence University of New Hampshire
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder

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