Plasma boundaries at 6.6 R/E/ as observed by GEOS-2: Large plasmapause discontinuity and injection event - Discussion of diamagnetic effects

Details Plasma boundaries at 6.6 R/E/ as observed by GEOS-2: Large plasmapause discontinuity and injection event - Discussion of diamagnetic effects Plasma boundaries at 6.6 R/E/ as observed by GEOS-2: Large plasmapause discontinuity and injection event - Discussion of diamagnetic effects

May 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982p%26ss...30..483d&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 30, May 1982, p. 483-489.

Physics

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Diamagnetism, Geos 2 Satellite, Ion Injection, Magnetic Effects, Plasma Density, Plasmapause, Discontinuity, Energetic Particles, Fluid Boundaries, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Plasma Currents, Plasma Layers, Plasma Temperature, Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction, Pressure Gradients

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An isolated, impulsive event observed by GEOS-2 is examined in light of readings from the instruments of that satellite. While the plasmapause was sharp-edged, the direction of the pressure gradient would have prevented plasmapause erosion. The quietness of the plasma resulted in a large area of diamagnetic effects which, after 0010 L.T., give some evidence that GEOS-2 had entered a plasma whose mean energy of about 2 keV is consistent with the measurements of Frank (1971) and suggests a plasma-sheet which is very close to the plasmapause after local midnight. Although the diamagnetic effects observed in this region may be explained by simple pressure balance considerations, the macroscopic drift theory must be taken into account elsewhere.

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