Use of the thin sheath approximation for obtaining ion temperatures from the ISEE 1 limited aperture RPA

Details Use of the thin sheath approximation for obtaining ion temperatures from the ISEE 1 limited aperture RPA Use of the thin sheath approximation for obtaining ion temperatures from the ISEE 1 limited aperture RPA

Jul 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87.5109c&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 87, July 1, 1982, p. 5109-5123.

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Earth Magnetosphere, Ion Temperature, Plasma Probes, Satellite Observation, Atmospheric Models, Electric Potential, International Sun Earth Explorer 1, Plasmasphere, Satellite-Borne Instruments

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A procedure for analyzing low-energy (less than approximately 100 eV) ion data from the plasma composition experiment on ISEE 1 is set forth. The method is based on a derived analytic expression for particle flux to a limited aperture retarding potential analyzer (RPA) in the thin sheath approximation, which makes allowance for some effects of a charged spacecraft on plasma particle trajectories. Calculations using simulated data are employed in testing the efficacy and accuracy of the technique. On the basis of an analysis of these calculation results and the mathematical model, the method is seen as being able to provide accurate ion temperatures from all good plasmaspheric RPA data. It is noted that corresponding densities and spacecraft potentials should be accurate when spacecraft potentials are negative but that they are subject to error for positive spacecraft potentials, particularly when ion Mach numbers are much less than 1. An analysis of data from a representative ISEE 1 pass produces a plasmasphere temperature profile that is consistent in overall structure with previous observations.

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