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

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 1990年 / 17卷 / 12期

关键词：

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