Electron Density and Temperature in the Cusp and Polar Cap Regions: Contributions from the Wave and Particle Experiments on Viking

Author(s):  
P. M. E. Décréau ◽  
S. Perraut ◽  
H. De Féraudy ◽  
L. Matson ◽  
O. Randriamboarison
1989 ◽  
Vol 50 (C1) ◽  
pp. C1-559-C1-564
Author(s):  
F. P. KEENAN ◽  
R. BARNSLEY ◽  
J. DUNN ◽  
K. D. EVANS ◽  
S. M. McCANN ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 2192-2198 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Naeem ◽  
M. Iqbal ◽  
N. Amin ◽  
M. Musadiq ◽  
Y. Jamil ◽  
...  

The instruments which measure electron density and temperature are quite separate and independent in operation, but on account of the limitations in power supply and telemetry data rate the two experiments share the same power lines and some data channels.


2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 1043-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Smith ◽  
S. E. Pryse ◽  
L. Kersley

Abstract. Observations by the EISCAT Svalbard radar in summer have revealed electron density enhancements in the magnetic noon sector under conditions of IMF Bz southward. The features were identified as possible candidates for polar-cap patches drifting anti-Sunward with the plasma flow. Supporting measurements by the EISCAT mainland radar, the CUTLASS radar and DMSP satellites, in a multi-instrument study, suggested that the origin of the structures lay upstream at lower latitudes, with the modulation in density being attributed to variability in soft-particle precipitation in the cusp region. It is proposed that the variations in precipitation may be linked to changes in the location of the reconnection site at the magnetopause, which in turn results in changes in the energy distribution of the precipitating particles.Key words: Ionosphere (ionosphere-magnetosphere interactions; plasma temperature and density; polar ionosphere)


2020 ◽  
Vol 498 (2) ◽  
pp. 2068-2074 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Manrique ◽  
D M Díaz Pace ◽  
C Aragón ◽  
J A Aguilera

ABSTRACT We have measured the Stark widths and shifts of V II spectral lines in the wavelength range 2000–4200 Å belonging to 75 multiplets. The spectra are emitted by laser-induced plasmas generated from fused glass discs prepared by borate fusion. The electron density and temperature are in the ranges (0.72–6.5) × 1017 cm−3 and (11 000–14 900) K, respectively. To avoid self-absorption, we have used seven samples with vanadium concentrations selected by the CSigma graph methodology. This has allowed to include strong and weak lines in the study, including resonance and forbidden lines. The experimental widths and shifts are compared with theoretical values available in the literature.


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