AGILE as particle monitor: an update

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AGILE as particle monitor: an update G. Piano A. Argan, M. Tavani, A. Trois 14th AGILE Workshop “AGILE on the wave”

Paper published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics “AGILE as a particle detector: Magnetospheric measurements of 10–100 MeV electrons in L shells less than 1.2” Argan, A., Piano, G., Tavani, M., Trois, A. JGR Space Physics, 121, 3223–3239 (2016), doi:10.1002/2015JA022059.

The AGILE orbit Quasi-circular orbit with an average altitude of 500 km Small inclination  i = 2.7° Low particle background  optimal configuration for γ-ray astronomy

The AGILE orbit Quasi-circular orbit with an average altitude of 500 km Small inclination  i = 2.7° Low particle background  optimal configuration for γ-ray astronomy Inner Earth magnetosphere (1.0 ≤ L ≤ 1.2) L-shell  set of magnetic field lines (shell) crossing the magnetic equator at L Earth radii (McIIlwain, 1961)

Geomagnetic characteristics of the AGILE orbit

AGILE L-shell exposure-time map April 14 – May 5 2015 (orbits: 41220-41520) DAILY EVOLUTION OF THE L-SHELL EXPOSURE TIME OVERALL L-SHELL EXPOSURE TIME time (s) during which the AGILE satellite was in a given L-shell

AGILE L-shell exposure-time map April 14 – May 5 2015 (orbits: 41220-41520) DAILY EVOLUTION OF THE L-SHELL EXPOSURE TIME OVERALL L-SHELL EXPOSURE TIME best coverage: 1.04 ≤ L ≤ 1.06 time (s) during which the AGILE satellite was in a given L-shell

The AGILE tracker as a charged-particle detector AGILE has been conceived to detect γ-rays from astrophysical sources: charged particles (trapped in the magnetosphere) represent the strongest background p/γ ratio ≈ 104 Most of the charged particles are rejected onboard: Anticoincidence (AC) system + veto logic But… Many residual particles are detected and tracked anyway: No AC panels at the bottom side Lateral AC panels have a less restrictive veto logic

“P” (particle) events All events flagged as “P” by our ground pipeline Complex topology Most of them come from the bottom of the GRID (no AC panels) Standard Kalman filter reconstructs the track from top to bottom (0° ≤ θ ≤ 90°)

“P” (particle) events All events flagged as “P” by our ground pipeline Complex topology Most of them come from the bottom of the GRID (no AC panels) Standard Kalman filter reconstructs the track from top to bottom (0° ≤ θ ≤ 90°) difficult reconstruction of the incoming direction

“S” events If: “good” single tracks (Rx and Rz ≤ 1.3) signal in 1 lateral AC panel no signal in the last tracker plane no signal in the mini-CAL Discrimination between “top-down” and “bottom-up” tracks Bottom-up events have bottom-up track reconstruction (inverted Kalman) 0° ≤ θ ≤ 180° distribution “S”/“P” event ratio ≈ 1%

“S” events If: “good” single tracks (Rx and Rz ≤ 1.3) signal in 1 lateral AC panel no signal in the last tracker plane no signal in the mini-CAL Discrimination between “top-down” and “bottom-up” tracks Bottom-up events have bottom-up track reconstruction (inverted Kalman) 0° ≤ θ ≤ 180° distribution “S”/“P” event ratio ≈ 1% reconstruction of the incoming direction

Testing the AGILE reconstruction strategy for “S” events STEP 1 Simulation: monocromatic electrons from a given direction (θs, ϕs) 200000 simulated events inside the tracker E = 100 MeV (θs, ϕs) = (150°, 45°)  bottom-up events Reconstruction strategy for “S” events applied to the simulated electrons

Simulations STEP 1 785 events have been reconstructed as “S” events  ~0.4% of the simulated events are selected as “S” events 712 events have been reconstructed as bottom-up “S” events  91% of the reconstructed “S” events

Testing the AGILE reconstruction strategy for “S” events STEP 2 Simulation: spatially isotropic distribution of electrons with a power-law spectrum 109 simulated events inside the tracker power-law distribution between 10 and 100 MeV, index = 1.6 (based on theoretical particle distribution along the AGILE orbit) Reconstruction strategy for “S” events applied to the simulated electrons

Simulations STEP 2 ~83% of the total “S” events are reconstructed as bottom incoming (observed data: ~81% ) main angular component peaks at ~130° (the same as for the observed data)

“S” events Pointing (orbits: 1582-1709) E < 100 MeV

“S” events Pointing (orbits: 2320-2420) E < 100 MeV

“S” events Spinning (15000-15098) E < 100 MeV

Pitch-angle distribution “P” and “S” events Spinning (15000-15098) E < 100 MeV “P” events “S” events Quasi-symmetrical distribution  “dumbbell”

Trapped particles in magnetosphere Gyromagnetic revolution around magnetic field lines Bouncing motion between two mirror points Longitudinal drift of the guiding center (ions drift westwards, electrons eastwards) L-parameter  invariant Trapped particles keep moving into a given magnetic L-shell

Trapped particles in magnetosphere Gyromagnetic revolution around magnetic field lines Bouncing motion between two mirror points Longitudinal drift of the guiding center (ions drift westwards, electrons eastwards) L-parameter  invariant Trapped particles keep moving into a given magnetic L-shell

Bouncing motion Adiabatic invariant: µ = constant 𝜇= 𝑚 𝑣 ⊥ 2 2𝐵 = 𝑚 𝑣 2 sin 2 𝛼 2𝐵 ⟹ sin 2 𝛼 𝐵 =constant Magnetic equator  sin 2 𝛼 = minimum Mirror point  𝛼=90° ( sin 2 𝛼 =1)

Bouncing motion Adiabatic invariant: µ = constant 𝜇= 𝑚 𝑣 ⊥ 2 2𝐵 = 𝑚 𝑣 2 sin 2 𝛼 2𝐵 ⟹ sin 2 𝛼 𝐵 =constant Magnetic equator  sin 2 𝛼 = minimum Mirror point  𝛼=90° ( sin 2 𝛼 =1) local tangent of the particle trajectory

Bouncing motion Adiabatic invariant: µ = constant 𝜇= 𝑚 𝑣 ⊥ 2 2𝐵 = 𝑚 𝑣 2 sin 2 𝛼 2𝐵 ⟹ sin 2 𝛼 𝐵 =constant Magnetic equator  sin 2 𝛼 = minimum Mirror point  𝛼=90° ( sin 2 𝛼 =1) local tangent of the particle trajectory

Bouncing motion Adiabatic invariant: µ = constant 𝜇= 𝑚 𝑣 ⊥ 2 2𝐵 = 𝑚 𝑣 2 sin 2 𝛼 2𝐵 ⟹ sin 2 𝛼 𝐵 =constant Magnetic equator  sin 2 𝛼 = minimum Mirror point  𝛼=90° ( sin 2 𝛼 =1) If the mirror point altitude is lower than ~100 km, the particle is no longer trapped by the magnetic field  atmospheric absorption  precipitation

Along the AGILE orbit: pitch angles around 90°  stably trapped particles pitch angles around 0° and 180° (loss cone)  possible precipitation

Pitch-angle distribution “S” events Spinning E < 100 MeV orbits: 15000-15098 orbits: 20000-20099 orbits: 20100-20199

Pitch-angle distribution “S” events Spinning E < 100 MeV orbits: 15000-15098 orbits: 20000-20099 orbits: 20100-20199 depletion around 90°

Pitch-angle distribution “S” events Spinning E > 1 GeV orbits: 15000-15098 orbits: 20000-20099 orbits: 20100-20199

Pitch-angle distribution “S” events Spinning E > 1 GeV orbits: 15000-15098 orbits: 20000-20099 orbits: 20100-20199 peak at ~90°

AGILE as a particle detector: experimental evidences Pitch-angle distributions as detected by AGILE: > 1 GeV: peak at ~90°  stably trapped particles < 100 MeV: “dumbbell”  precipitation

AGILE as a particle detector: experimental evidences Pitch-angle distributions as detected by AGILE: > 1 GeV: peak at ~90°  stably trapped particles < 100 MeV: “dumbbell”  precipitation what is the physical mechanism responsible for that?

Wave-particle interaction ULF (sub-kHz) waves propagate as Alfvén waves along the magnetic field lines Bounce resonance with trapped particles in the magnetosphere Pitch angle diffusion  lowering of the bouncing-motion mirror points  particle precipitation

Wave-particle interaction “dumbbell” pitch-angle distribution of charged particles observed by AGILE in the low-energy band (< 100 MeV)  hint of resonant interaction with plasma waves? origin of these ULF plasma waves? equatorial noise? (persistent ultra-low frequency emission) [e.g., Balikhin et al., 2015, Nature Communications  6, 7703] lithosphere? (EM emission from seismic events) [e.g., Athanasiou et al., 2011, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1091]

AGILE as a particle detector: remarks Innovative event selection and reconstruction strategy  large-acceptance particle detector [~50 cm2 sr (“P” events, current configuration)] Spinning-mode observations  continuous monitoring of the complete pitch-angle range [particle precipitation, E < 100 MeV]

AGILE as a particle detector: remarks Innovative event selection and reconstruction strategy  large-acceptance particle detector [~50 cm2 sr (“P” events, current configuration)] Spinning-mode observations  continuous monitoring of the complete pitch-angle range [particle precipitation, E < 100 MeV] Optimal configuration to monitor trapped particles in the Earth magnetosphere

AGILE as a particle detector: remarks Thanks for your attention Innovative event selection and reconstruction strategy  large-acceptance particle detector [~50 cm2 sr (“P” events, current configuration)] Spinning-mode observations  continuous monitoring of the complete pitch-angle range [particle precipitation, E < 100 MeV] Optimal configuration to monitor trapped particles in the Earth magnetosphere