Fig. 4

Ratio of final to initial energy. Each point indicates a different test particle. Colours show, on logarithmic scale, the magnetic field strength at the initial positions of the orbits. One can see a clear trend that higher energy gains are correlated with initial positions in weak field regions. The energy gain does, however, also depend on the initial pitch angle, with orbits with initial pitch angles close to 90° gaining more energy.
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