NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Plasma waves observed by the IRM and UKS spacecraft during the AMPTE solar wind lithium releases - OverviewThe wave measurements from the Ion Release Module and the United Kingdom Satellite in the diamagnetic cavity, the transition region, and the upstream region are examined. Solar wind conditions during the releases on September 11 and 20, 1984 are described. The quasi-static electric field, wideband, high-frequency waves, and medium and VLF waves observations are analyzed. The data reveal that extremely low levels of wave activity are observed in the boundary between the diamagnetic cavity and external magnetic field, medium and VLF waves in the ion acoustic electrostatic cyclotron harmonic modes are detected in the transition region from the diamagnetic cavity to the solar wind, and decay in the magnetic field strength and density, and an increase in the quasi-static electric field is seen in the upstream edge of the transition region. The emissions observed are related to the different phases of the Li cloud development and different spatial regimes of the Li plasma-solar wind interaction.
Document ID
19860040940
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Haeusler, B.
(Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik und Astrophysik Garching, Germany)
Woolliscroft, L. J.
(Sheffield, University United Kingdom)
Anderson, R. R.
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Physik und Astrophysik Garching, Germany)
Gurnett, D. A.
(Iowa, University Iowa City, United States)
Holzworth, R. H.
(Washington, University Seattle, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 91
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
86A25678
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-76-C-0016
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-16-001-043
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-82-K-0183
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-84-K-0160
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-16-001-002
CONTRACT_GRANT: F04701-84-C-0085
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available