Plasma waves as a signature of flux transfer events
Abstract
The observations of plasma waves made in Flux Transfer Events (FTE's) by the Prognoz-8 and AMPTE-UKS satellites are studied. Wide band emissions are found to be associated with the boundaries of these regions. Some characteristic features of the spectra were determined. Phenomena similar to FTE's were observed by Prognoz-8 near the nightside magnetopause. These observations illustrate that plasma wave data can provide high time resolution information on plasma structures.
- Publication:
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Space Plasma Physics Investigation by Cluster and Regatta
- Pub Date:
- May 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990sppi.rept...75B
- Keywords:
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- Boundary Layer Plasmas;
- Cluster Mission;
- Flux Transfer Events;
- Magnetic Signatures;
- Plasma Physics;
- Plasma Waves;
- Space Plasmas;
- Ampte (Satellites);
- European Space Programs;
- Magnetopause;
- Nasa Space Programs;
- Prognoz Satellites;
- Spectral Resolution;
- Geophysics