Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004agufmsm21a0462m&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, abstract #SM21A-0462
Physics
2744 Magnetotail, 2764 Plasma Sheet, 2788 Storms And Substorms
Scientific paper
The CLUSTER mission has provided a considerable number of in-situ observations of the formation of an X-line in the mid-tail region of the Earth's magnetotail. From these observations it has become evident that there are time periods where heavy ion density (mainly O+ of ionospheric origin) exceeds that of the protons. How does the higher mass density of O+ affect the reconnection process in the Earth's magnetotail? In this study we use observations from the CLUSTER/CIS ion composition instrument and we compare those with results from three-fluid simulations in order to identify the observational signatures of the role of O+ in the reconnection process.
Dandouras Iannis
Kistler Lynn
Klecker Berndt
Mouikis Christopher
Reme Henri
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