Cluster as a wave telescope

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Cluster Mission, Computational Astrophysics, Linear Filters, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Phased Arrays, Plasma Waves, Space Plasmas, Spacecraft Configurations, Telescopes, Data Processing, European Space Programs, Mathematical Models, Mission Planning, Spaceborne Astronomy

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The use of the four satellite configuration of the Cluster mission as a frequency dependent phased array is proposed in order to obtain not only a frequency spectrum of complex electromagnetic plasma wave fields in the magnetosphere, magnetosheath, and solar wind but also directional information and mode discrimination. This formulation is shown to be equivalent to a most general linear filter formulation described by a suitable set of transfer functions. The combination of the four satellites and an appropriate set of transfer functions is called a wave telescope. A transmission function to characterize a telescope is introduced. As an example, a special filter to separate waves propagating parallel and antiparallel to a background magnetic field is designed. Application to a complex simulated magnetohydrodynamic wave field illustrates the wave telescope.

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