Computer Science
Scientific paper
Oct 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989p%26ss...37.1207w&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 37, Oct. 1989, p. 1207-1214.
Computer Science
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Electron Energy, Energy Distribution, F Region, Ionospheric Electron Density, Anisotropy, Electron Scattering, Heat Flux, Ionic Collisions, Temperature Dependence, Temperature Gradients
Scientific paper
Numerical simulations of Boltzmann's equation have been carried out in order to investigate the anisotropy of the electron energy distribution in the topside ionospheric F-region. The equation contained both electron-electron collisions and electron-ion collisions. The simulations were compared with the data obtained by means of the electron temperature probe on board the Ohzora satellite. The results suggest that the anisotropy can be generated in the topside ionospheric F-region and that the electron energy distribution can differ from the Maxwell distribution, when an electric field or temperature gradient (heat flux) existed in the plasma. The simulations also suggest the dependence of electron density on the anisotropy of the ionospheric electron energy distribution.
Abe Takumi
Oyama Koh-Ichiro
Watanabe Shigeto
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