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Dynamical features of the plasma-sheet ion composition, density, and energyThe effects of changes in solar and geomagnetic activity on the major plasma-sheet ions are investigated on the basis of a statistical analysis of 1500 h of data obtained at distances 10-23 earth radii and energy/charge ratios 0.1-16 keV/e by the ISEE-1 energetic-ion mass spectrometer. The results are presented in extensive graphs and discussed in detail. It is found that substorm activity is accompanied by a significant decrease in the density of solar-origin H(+) ions, a sharp increase in the energy per nucleon of both H(+) and He(+) ions, and an increase in the density of terrestrial O(+) ions. A factor-of-three increase in the overall O(+) density over the observation period is attributed to an increase in the solar EUV flux.
Document ID
19880059303
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Lennartsson, W.
(Lockheed Research Laboratories Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
88A46530
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-28702
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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