Thinning and stretching of the plasma sheet

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Oct 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007jgra..11210213p&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 112, Issue A10, CiteID A10213

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Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetotail, Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma Sheet, Magnetospheric Physics: Substorms, Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetosphere: Outer

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With Cluster observations in the magnetotail we study dynamics of plasma sheet thinning and stretching during 39 intervals associated with substorm growth phases. The cross-tail current density and normal magnetic field generally scale as B n ~ T p N p 1/2/J 0, but with frequent transient variations. Typical pre-onset values are B z ~ 1-2 nT, J 0 ~ 4-8 nA/m2, thickness (Harris estimate) >3000 km. A current density increase in each particular event is not accompanied with a corresponding number density increase. About 30% of the events are characterized by a large (>5 nT) field component parallel to the current (in most of cases equal to B y ), implying adiabatic particle dynamics even with small B z . Most local onsets, associated with the ends of thin sheet intervals, were accompanied with tailward plasma flows. In some cases embedded current sheet structure was detected and, therefore, estimation of thickness requires caution.

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