Observations of outflowing ion beams on auroral field lines at altitudes of many earth radii

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Auroral Zones, Ion Beams, Ionospheric Composition, Angular Distribution, Energy Spectra, Hydrogen Ions, Oxygen Ions, Prognoz Satellites

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Observations of upward flowing ions of ionospheric origin at altitudes greater than 20,000 km obtained during the Prognoz-7 ion composition experiment are discussed. Examples are presnted of ion beams which are not only strongly collimated in the altitude range 20,000-30,000 km, the ions apparently moving adiabatically upwards, but also have a very strong O(+) dominance at energies below 1 keV. Even angular distributions with a depleted loss cone for H(+) and a beam for (O+) have been found. The O(+) dominance in such cases suggests that it is related to the ion composition in the source region or that the acceleration process is mass-dependent.

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