pitch angle

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Term: pitch angle
Definition:

In a plasma, the angle between the velocity vector of a charged particle and the direction of the ambient magnetic field.
NOAA SWPC SpWx Glossary Planetary Astrophysics Heliophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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