Argon ions injected parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic fieldPreliminary results are reported of measurements obtained with the 0-10-kHz electric-field plasma-wave receivers and single-particle ion detectors of the ARCS-3 sounding-rocket payload over the auroral oval on February 10, 1985, after downward/field-parallel or transverse-spiral injection of Ar ions from the accelerator subpayload (separating itself at 2.3 m/s). The data are presented graphically and briefly characterized. The waves induced by the parallel injections are found to be much weaker than those induced by the perpendicular injections. In addition to the expected response to the Ar beam, an ion flux at pitch angle 90 deg was detected during the second parallel injection.
Document ID
19870050078
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Erlandson, R. E. (Minnesota Univ. Minneapolis, MN, United States)
Cahill, L. J., Jr. (Minnesota, University Minneapolis, United States)
Pollock, C. (Minnesota Univ. Minneapolis, MN, United States)
Arnoldy, R. L. (New Hampshire, University Durham, United States)
Labelle, J. (Minnesota Univ. Minneapolis, MN, United States)
Kintner, P. M. (Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Moore, T. E. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)