Astrophysical significance of observations and experiments in the earth's magnetosphere

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Jan 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989plap.work....9f&link_type=abstract

In ESA, Proceedings of an International School and Workshop on Plasma Astrophysics, Volume 1 p 9-19 (SEE N89-24910 18-75)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Astrophysics, Cosmic Plasma, Earth Magnetosphere, Plasma Diagnostics, Space Plasmas, Field Aligned Currents, Magnetic Field Configurations, Neutral Gases, Plasma Conductivity, Plasma Currents, Plasma Interactions

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The utility of the Earth's magnetosphere as a sample of cosmical plasma, which is accessible to in situ measurements and even active experimentation is discussed. As our universe consists almost entirely of plasmas that will forever be out of reach for such scrutiny, the empirical knowledge gained in the magnetosphere should be essential to the understanding of astrophysical phenomena. The magnetosphere contains plasmas with wide ranges of density and temperature, and is also the site of a rich variety of plasma physical processes that are of fundamental astrophysical interest. In situ observation of such processes proved theories of cosmic plasma to be misleading. It provides knowledge about the behavior of real cosmic plasmas, such as conduction of electric current, support of magnetic-field aligned electric fields, filamentary and cellular structure, violation of the law of frozen-in magnetic fields, energization of charged particles, rapid release of magnetic energy, chemical separation, and critical velocity interaction between plasma and neutral gas.

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