Observations of multiple ion beams in the magnetotail Evidence for a double proton population

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Apr 1984

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Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, April 1, 1984, p. 2180-2184. Sponsorship: Swiss National Science Foun

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Geomagnetic Tail, Ion Beams, Protons, Energy Spectra, Helium Ions, International Sun Earth Explorer 2, Oxygen Ions, Plasma Diagnostics, Solar Wind

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The multiple population found on day 143, 1978, by the ISEE 2 plasma experiment is frequently found in the mantle and low latitude boundary layer regions of the magnetotail; at the time in question, it consisted of ionospheric O(+) and H(+) mixed with solar wind plasma. A detailed analysis of the low energy population shows that it can be further resolved into two proton components. It is implied by the ratio between oxygen and proton energies that one of the proton populations is of ionospheric origin, and flows tailward together with ionospheric oxygen. The angular distribution of the other proton population, and of the He(++) of the solar wind plasma, suggests origin at a higher altitude, perhaps that of the solar wind proton component.

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