Plasma waves in the distant geomagnetic tail: ISEE 3
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- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research
- Vol. 95 (A12) , 20977-20995
- https://doi.org/10.1029/ja095ia12p20977
Abstract
The plasma wave measurements obtained during ISEE 3's deep passes through the geomagnetic tail found that moderate to intense electric field turbulence occurred in association with the major plasma and magnetic field regions and flow phenomena. In the magnetopause boundary layer the electric field spectral amplitudes are typically sharply peaked at 316 Hz to 562 Hz. The tail lobe region which is upstream of slow shocks and is magnetically connected to the plasma sheet is characterized by wave spectra that peak in the 100‐ to 316‐Hz range and at the electron plasma frequency. Within the plasma sheet, broadband electrostatic noise occurs in regions where the magnetic field strength exceeds 2 nT; this noise can also be found in the plasma sheet boundary layer in association with strong field‐aligned plasma flows. As ISEE 3 moved between the different distant tail regions, distinct but often subtle changes occurred in the plasma wave spectra. Occasionally, plasma oscillations indicate that the distant tail contains a population of relatively dense cold electrons.Keywords
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