Stimulation of plasma waves by electron guns on the ISEE-1 satelliteThe results of the ISEE-1 satellite experiment relating to observations of the waves stimulated during electron injections, when the spacecraft is passing through the magnetosphere, the magnetosheath, and the solar wind, are discussed. It is shown that the injection of an electron beam current of the order of 10 to 60 microamperes with energies ranging from 0 to 40 eV produces enhancements in the electric wave spectrum. An attempt has been made to identify the low-frequency electrostatic wave observed below the ion plasma frequency as an ion acoustic mode, although the excitation mechanism is not clear. A coupling mechanism between the electron plasma mode and streaming electrons with energies higher than the thermal speed of the cold electron population has been proposed to explain the observations above the electron plasma frequency.
Document ID
19830052967
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lebreton, J.-P. (ESA Space Science Dept., Noordwijk, Netherlands)
Torbert, R. (California, University Berkeley, CA, United States)
Anderson, R. (Iowa, University Iowa City, IA, United States)
Harvey, C. (Paris, Observatoire, Meudon Hauts-de-Seine, France)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Artificial particle beams in space plasma studies; Advanced Research Institute