Auroral formation and plasma interaction between magnetized objects simulated with the planeterrella

dc.contributor.author	Gronoff, G.
dc.contributor.author	Wedlund, C.S.
dc.date	2011
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-29T12:43:51Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-29T12:43:51Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/3080
dc.description	The Planeterrella is a space plasma simulator, based on Kristian Birkeland's historical experiment, the “Terrella.” This device not only makes it possible to simulate interactions between an electrode and a magnetized sphere in many different geometries but also to simulate interactions between two magnetized spheres. Such configurations allow the visualization of phenomena unknown to Birkeland, such as an emitting body (Io) immersed in a magnetosphere (Jupiter) or the aurora on the night side of a planet where one magnetic pole points toward the Sun (Uranus).
dc.language	eng
dc.title	Auroral formation and plasma interaction between magnetized objects simulated with the planeterrella
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Physical sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.source.title	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
dc.source.volume	39
dc.source.issue	11 PART 1
dc.source.page	2712-2713
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/TPS.2011.2147804
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-80052168195