Physics
Scientific paper
May 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jgr....95.6413r&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 95, May 1, 1990, p. 6413-6421.
Physics
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Magnetosheath, Plasma Oscillations, Uranus Atmosphere, Voyager Project, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Solar Planetary Interactions, Solar Wind, Uranus, Plasma, Magnetosheath, Magnetosphere, Downstream, Bow Shock, Spacecraft Observations, Voyager 2 Mission, Magnetic Fields, Waves, Magnetohydrodynamics, Solar Wind, Pls Instrument, Trajectories, Data, Diagrams, Density
Scientific paper
The Voyager plasma experiment observed large-amplitude plasma fluctuations in the Uranian magnetosheat downstream from the planet. This is a region that has not been well sampled in the earth's magnetosphere. These waves have periods of tens of minutes, are characterized by an anticorrelation between the plasma density and temperature, and are associated with deflections in the flow angle of the plasma. These fluctuations are observed only in regions where the magnetic field is rapidly varying. These waves have time and distance scales placing them in the MHD regime, but their characteristics are not compatible with any known solution of the MHD equations. It is suggested that these fluctuations are produced by the solar wind interaction with the magnetosphere at the bow shock, but the physics governing the production and propagation of these fluctuations is not understood.
Belcher John W.
Richardson John D.
Siscoe George L.
Zhang Minghui
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