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    First in Situ Estimates of the Sheath Resistance for the PSP/FIELD Antenna: Employing an Electron Shot Noise Model

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    Zheng, X.
    Martinović, M.M.
    Klein, K.G.
    Pierrard, V.
    Liu, M.
    Wang, Y.
    Wu, T.
    Ember, W.
    Li, J.
    Maruyama, N.
    Chi, Y.
    Yao, Y.
    Yu, B.
    Xue, X.
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    Discipline
    Physical sciences
    Subject
    Space plasmas
    Discrete radio sources
    Solar wind
    Radio spectroscopy
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2026
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    Quasi-thermal noise is an important diagnostic tool for measuring electron density and temperature in space plasmas, with its low-frequency range being dominated by electron shot noise. However, previous missions have shown that conventional shot noise models often yield poor fits in the low frequency ( f < fp), limiting the accurate characterization of electron parameters. To address this issue, we introduce an effective sheath resistance into the previous model, thereby establishing a calibrated shot noise model that improves measurements of electron parameters in the inner heliosphere. Methodologically, we applied the steep-descent and Levenberg– Marquardt method algorithm to determine the electron density and temperature above the plasma frequency; we then isolate the pure shot noise by subtracting other noise sources; and finally, we derive the antenna impedance using measurements below the plasma frequency ( fp). Based on Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observations during PSP Encounter 4 ∼ 8 (with unbiased antennas operating in the dipole regime), we obtain an effective antenna capacitance of 8.30 ± 0.21pF and an effective resistance in the range of 0.5 ∼ 4MΩ, with their radial of the capacitances and resistances of r 0.072 ± 0.001 and r2.57 ± 0.02, respectively.
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    Zheng, X.; Martinović, M.M.; Klein, K.G.; Pierrard, V.; Liu, M.; Wang, Y.; Wu, T.; Ember, W.; Li, J.; Maruyama, N.; Chi, Y.; Yao, Y.; Yu, B.; Xue, X. (2026). First in Situ Estimates of the Sheath Resistance for the PSP/FIELD Antenna: Employing an Electron Shot Noise Model. , The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 997, Issue 2, A137, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae25e6.
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    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/14544
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae25e6
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    Article
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    Yes
    Language
    eng
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