OBSERVATIONAL SIGNATURES OF NONLINEAR MAGNETOTAIL PARTICLE DYNAMICS

被引:80
作者
CHEN, J
BURKHART, GR
HUANG, CY
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT ASTROPHYS PLANETARY & ATMOSPHER SCI,BOULDER,CO 80309
[2] UNIV IOWA,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
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D O I
10.1029/GL017i012p02237
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
It has been predicted that the nonlinear particle dynamics in the magnetotail leads to a class of resonance structures in the quiet‐time ion distribution functions in the Central Plasma Sheet. These structures exhibit a scaling law of . In this letter, we report the first identification of such a scaling law in quiet‐time CPS distribution functions obtained aboard ISEE 1. We propose a method which uses the observed resonance structures to determine the quiet‐time current sheet thickness based on a measurement of the distribution function and magnetic field obtained by one satellite. Copyright 1990 by the American Geophysical Union.
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页码:2237 / 2240
页数:4
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