Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992esasp.346..177k&link_type=abstract
In ESA, Study of the Solar-Terrestrial System p 177-180 (SEE N93-31674 12-90)
Physics
Bursts, Energetic Particles, Magnetic Fields, Mars (Planet), Planetary Magnetotails, Plasmas (Physics), Satellite Observation, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Magnetometers, Mathematical Models, Measuring Instruments, Solar Energy
Scientific paper
Particle and magnetic field measurements obtained onboard the Phobos 2 spacecraft near planet Mars in Feb./Mar. 1989 are used to study particle bursts generated in the tail of Mars. The Phobos 2 spacecraft reached planet Mars on 29 Jan. 1989 and performed elliptical and circular orbits until 26 Mar. 1989. Especially during the circular orbits, particle bursts (Ep = 35 to 200 keV) were observed by the Solar Low Energy Detector (SLED) in the tail region of Mars. Simultaneously, the magnetic field was measured by the MAGMA experiment. It was found that the particle bursts appeared during short term directional changes of the Bx component which can be interpreted as an indication of the formation on an X-line. The bursts appear to be similar to those found in the geomagnetic field and are likely to have originated by reconnection processes in the Mars tail.
Afonin Valeri
Keppler Erhard
Kirsch E.
McKenna-Lawlor Susan
Osullivan D.
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