Magnetospheric modification caused by HF heater
Abstract
The results of a joint experiment using the Tromsø heating facility and the INTERBALL-2 satellite are presented. Onboard measurements of particle flux and electromagnetic emissions analyzed during the crossing of magnetic flux tube conjugated with ionosphere above heater. It is shown that fluxes of accelerated ionospheric electrons reach an altitude of 11200 km, suppressing the auroral kilometric radiation. The timescales of the observed phenomena are estimated and possible physical mechanisms are discussed.
- Publication:
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40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- 2014
- Bibcode:
- 2014cosp...40E2147M