Yangyang Shen

About

I am an assistant researcher in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at UCLA, specializing in space physics. My research interests include:

  • Wave-particle interactions in the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere
  • Numerical simulations of space plasmas
  • Ion outflow, and plasma heating in the ionosphere and magnetosphere
  • Space plasma instrumentation

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Education

Appointment

  • Assistant Researcher University of California, Los Angeles [2020 - Present]
  • Lead Teaching Assistant University of Calgary - 2018

Publications

  • Shen, Y., Artemyev, A. V., Runov, A., Angelopoulos, V., Liu, J., Zhang, X.-J., et al. (2023). Energetic electron flux dropouts measured by ELFIN in the ionospheric projection of the plasma sheet. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 128, e2023JA031631. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JA031631
  • Shen, Y., Artemyev, A. V., Zhang, X.-J., Zou, Y., Angelopoulos, V., Vasko, I., et al. (2023). Contribution of kinetic Alfvén waves to energetic electron precipitation from the plasma sheet during a substorm. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 128, e2023JA031350. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JA031350
  • Shen, Y., Artemyev, A. V., Ma, Q., Zhang, X.-J., Mourenas, D., Tsai, E., et al. (2022). Inner belt wisp precipitation measured by ELFIN: Regimes of energetic electron scattering by VLF transmitter waves. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030968. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030968
  • Shen, Y., Artemyev, A., Vasko, I., Zhang, X.-J., Angelopoulos, V., An, X., Runov, A. (2022). Energetic electron scattering by kinetic Alfvén waves at strong magnetic field gradients of dipolarization front. Physics of Plasmas, 29, 082901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0096338
  • Shen, Y., A. V. Artemyev, X.-J. Zhang, V. Angelopoulos, I. Y. Vasko, D. L. Turner, et al. (2022), Tens to hundreds of keV electron precipitation driven by kinetic Alfvén waves during an electron injection, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030360. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030360
  • Shen, Y., Chen, L., Zhang, X.-J., Artemyev, A., Angelopoulos, V., Cully, C. M, et al. (2021). Conjugate observation of magnetospheric chorus propagating to the ionosphere by ducting. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL095933. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL095933
  • Shen, Y., Vasko, I.Y., Artemyev, A., Malaspina, D.M., Chu, X., Angelopoulos, V., & Zhang, X.J. (2021). Realistic electron diffusion rates and lifetimes due to scattering by electron holes. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 126, e2021JA029380. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA029380
  • Shen, Y., Artemyev, A., Zhang, X.-J., Vasko, I.Y., Runov, A., Angelopoulos, V., & Knudsen, D. (2020). Potential evidence of low-energy electron scattering and ionospheric precipitation by time domain structures. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL089138. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089138
  • Shen, Y. & Knudsen, D. J. (2020). On O+ ion heating by BBELF waves at low altitude: Test particle simulations. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 125. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA027291
  • Shen, Y. & Knudsen, D. J. (2020). Suprathermal electron acceleration perpendicular to the magnetic field in the topside ionosphere. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 125, e2019JA027449. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA027449
  • Shen, Y., D. J. Knudsen, J. K. Burchill, A. Howarth, A.Yau, D. M. Miles, H. G. James, G. W. Perry, L. Cogger (2018). Low-altitude ion heating, downflowing ions, and BBELF waves in the return current region. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 123, 3087-3110. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JA024955 (EOS Research Spotlight)
  • Shen, Y., D. J. Knudsen, J.K. Burchill, et al. (2016). Strong ambipolar-driven ion upflow within the cleft ion fountain during low geomagnetic activity. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 121(7), 6950-6969. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JA022532

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