Sounding of the plasma sheet in the deep geomagnetic tail using energetic particles

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Oct 1984

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Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 11, Oct. 1984, p. 1070-1073.

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Energetic Particles, Geomagnetic Tail, Plasma Layers, Space Plasmas, Density Distribution, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Particle Density (Concentration), Plasma Density, Temporal Distribution

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Energetic ions (E35 keV or more) at 90 deg to the magnetic field line are measured on ISEE-3 in the distant geomagnetic tail and are used as tracers of the particle density during two encounters with the plasma sheet at 210 and 128 earth radii from the earth. Because of the finite gyroradius (2400 km) of these (assumed) protons, different orientations about the magnetic field measure the intensity at different locations, allowing a separation of spatial from temporal variations. Density contour maps of the plasma sheet are constructed, demonstrating the wavy nature of this regime, as well as the existence of density layers within it.

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