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Observational signatures of nonlinear magnetotail particle dynamicsIt has been predicted that the nonlinear particle dynamics in the magnetotail leads to a class of resonance structures in the quiet-time ion distribution functions in the central plasma sheet (CPS). These structures exhibit a scaling law of H to the 1/4 power. The first identification of such a scaling law in quiet-time CPS distribution functions obtained aboard ISEE 1 is reported. A method is proposed which uses the observed resonance structures to determine the quiet-time current sheet thickness based on a measurement of the distribution function and magnetic field obtained by one satellite.
Document ID
19910031778
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Chen, James
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Burkhart, Grant R.
(U.S. Navy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, United States)
Huang, Cheryl Y.
(Iowa, University Iowa City, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 17
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
91A16401
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER W-16991
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-1109
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-85-K-0404
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Public
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