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    A magnetospheric generator driving ion and electron acceleration and electric currents in a discrete auroral arc observed by Cluster and DMSP

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    Authors
    Echim, M.M.
    Maggiolo, R.
    Roth, M.
    De Keyser, J.
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    Discipline
    Physical sciences
    Subject
    Accelerated electrons
    Auroral arcs
    Auroral electrons
    Cluster observations
    Current continuity
    Data analysis
    Dusk sector
    Electron acceleration
    Ionospheric potential
    Low latitude boundary layer
    Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling
    Magnetospheric plasmas
    Model results
    Plasma sheet boundary layer
    Potential drop
    Quasi-stationary
    Satellite data
    Simultaneous observation
    Vlasov solution
    Boundary layers
    Cavity resonators
    Electric fields
    Electric potential
    Ionosphere
    Ions
    Magnetosphere
    Plasma sheaths
    Electric generators
    atmospheric electricity
    aurora
    boundary layer
    data set
    dimethylsulfoniopropionate
    electric field
    electron
    ion
    ionosphere
    magnetosphere
    plasma
    satellite data
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2009
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    Description
    Simultaneous observations on April 28, 2001 by Cluster and DMSP-F14 reveal a stable discrete auroral arc and fluxes of field-aligned accelerated electrons and ions coincident with a magnetospheric plasma interface at an altitude of 4.5 RE in the dusk sector. We compare satellite data with a quasi-stationary magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling model based on a Vlasov solution for the magnetospheric generator. The model provides a self-consistent magnetospheric electric potential matching the Cluster observations. The ionospheric potential is derived from the current continuity equation and gives a field-aligned potential drop and a flux of precipitating energy in agreement with the DMSP data. Model results and data analysis suggest a quasi-stationary field-aligned acceleration of auroral electrons and ions with a magnetospheric generator. We associate the generator with the convergent perpendicular electric field at the interface of the plasma sheet boundary layer with the lobe or at the inner edge of the low latitude boundary layer. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.
    Citation
    Echim, M.M.; Maggiolo, R.; Roth, M.; De Keyser, J. (2009). A magnetospheric generator driving ion and electron acceleration and electric currents in a discrete auroral arc observed by Cluster and DMSP. , Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 36, Issue 12, L12111, DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038343.
    Identifiers
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/3284
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009GL038343
    scopus: 2-s2.0-68749089627
    Type
    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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