Field-aligned currents above an auroral arc

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Mar 1980

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Planetary and Space Science, vol. 28, Mar. 1980, p. 351-355. Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie

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Auroral Arcs, Electric Current, Electron Precipitation, Field Aligned Currents, Proton Precipitation, Rocket Sounding, Current Density, Ionospheric Sounding, Magnetic Fields

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Simultaneous observations of precipitating electrons and protons in the energy range from 15 eV to 35 keV and magnetic field variations were made onboard a sounding rocket payload launched from the Andoya Rocket Range. The electric current density deduced from the electron precipitation observed during the passage over an auroral arc was comparable to that determined from the magnetic field variations. In addition, a downward current was observed by its magnetic field signature at the northern edge of the arc which was, however, not accompanied by significant particle fluxes in the energy range under consideration. It will be assumed that this current was carried by thermal electrons of ionospheric origin.

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