DE 1 observations of type 1 counterstreaming electrons and field-aligned currents

Details DE 1 observations of type 1 counterstreaming electrons and field-aligned currents DE 1 observations of type 1 counterstreaming electrons and field-aligned currents

Oct 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984jgr....89.8907l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, Oct. 1, 1984, p. 8907-8917.

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Dynamics Explorer 1 Satellite, Field Aligned Currents, Geomagnetism, Ionospheric Currents, Plasma Diagnostics, Space Plasmas, Current Density, Electron Distribution, Ionospheric Electron Density, Magnetic Measurement, Magnetic Signatures

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Dynamics Explorer 1 satellite observations of plasma and magnetic fields during type one counterstreaming electron events are presented. Counterstreaming electrons are observed at high altitudes in the region of field-aligned current. The total current density computed from the plasma data in the 18-10,000 eV energy range is generally about 1-2 micro-A/sq m. For the downward current, low-energy electrons contribute more than 40 percent of the total plasma current density integrated above 18 eV. For the upward current, such electrons contribute less than 50 percent of that current density. Electron beams in the field-aligned direction are occasionally detected. The pitch angle distributions of counterstreaming electrons are generally enhanced at both small and large pitch angles. STARE simultaneous observations for one DE 1 pass indicated that the field-aligned current was closed through Pedersen currents in the ionosphere. The directions of the ionospheric current systems are consistent with the DE 1 observations at high altitudes.

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