The properties of ionospheric O/+/ ions as observed in the magnetotail boundary layer and northern plasma lobe

Details The properties of ionospheric O/+/ ions as observed in the magnetotail boundary layer and northern plasma lobe The properties of ionospheric O/+/ ions as observed in the magnetotail boundary layer and northern plasma lobe

Nov 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87.9097c&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 87, Nov. 1, 1982, p. 9097-9106.

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Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Earth Magnetosphere, Geomagnetic Tail, Ionospheric Ion Density, Oxygen Ions, Plasmasphere, Hydrogen Ions, International Sun Earth Explorers, Magnetospheric Ion Density, Positive Ions, Protons

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Data from the ISEE 2 spacecraft traveling at an inclination of 30 deg, with an apogee at 22.6 earth radii, gathered during June 1978 are analyzed to characterize the O(+) ion population in the geomagnetic tail. The on-board positive ion experiment comprised one-channel electron multipliers behind each of two hemispherical electrostatic deflectors. Continuous coverage between the .4-4 keV/q levels were obtained, along with other measurements at 56, 86, 155, and 240 eV/q, as well as 5.43, 7.03, 8.37, and 10.8 keV/q. The observations covered protons and O(+) ions flowing with the same bulk velocity along magnetic field lines in the magnetotail low altitude boundary layer. The velocity was found to be dependent on the distance from the X(SE) axis, implying that the E x B filter controlled the flow organization. Additional evidence was detected for a parallel acceleration mechanism.

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