Mist, RT;
Owen, CJ;
Mukai, T;
(2001)
Survey of deep tail plasma sheet crossings: plasma sheet distributions resulting from reconnection.
Geophysical Research Letters
, 28
(20)
3843 - 3846.
10.1029/2001GL013396.
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Abstract
We illustrate the structure of the distant (X < -60 R-e) plasma sheet and separatrix layers in terms of low energy ion distributions observed by Geotail. In a statistical survey, ion distributions are classified as single or multi-component. Multi-component populations are clearly observed in 68 % of tail-ward flows. In two crossings only multi-component populations are observed and in two crossings no multi-component populations are identified. Although multi-component plasmas occur throughout the plasma sheet, they are observed more often in the outer region. Previous plasma sheet formation models do not predict multi-component distributions in the centre of the plasma sheet. However, this data supports the Owen and Mist [2001] model that predicts a similar plasma sheet structure.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Survey of deep tail plasma sheet crossings: plasma sheet distributions resulting from reconnection |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1029/2001GL013396 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2001GL013396 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright 2001 by the American Geophysical Union |
| Keywords: | Magnetotail, Model |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/153168 |
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