Report
Plasma flows near the neutral sheet of the magnetotail
| العنوان: | Plasma flows near the neutral sheet of the magnetotail |
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| المؤلفون: | Huang, C. Y, Frank, L. A, Eastman, T. E |
| بيانات النشر: | United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1987. |
| سنة النشر: | 1987 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Geophysics |
| الوصف: | The Lepedea on board ISEE 1 is used to investigate the bulk flow plasma in the neutral sheet region (defined as the area where BX approx = O) of the magnetotail. For the majority of crossings there is no appreciable change in the macroscopic plasma parameters, i.e., the density, temperature and velocity of the plasma remain constant through the neutral sheet. This is true even during active periods, when AE is somewhat greater than 100nT. However, for a small number of crossings, all during disturbed times, large plasma bulk velocities abs. val V is greater than or = 300 km/s are observed. The velocity distributions during these events are qualitatively similar to those of the plasma sheet boundary layer that is usually observed at higher latitudes. The acceleration mechanism which creates the plasma sheet boundary layer extends to relatively small radial distances during these active periods. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Report |
| اللغة: | English |
| URL الوصول: | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880059314 |
| ملاحظات: | NAS5-26257 NAG5-295 N00014-76-C-0016 NGL-16-001-002 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsnas.19880059314 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | NASA Technical Reports |
| الوصف غير متاح. |