ISEE 1 observations of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in association with ion beams on auroral field lines from ∼2.5 to 4.5 RE
ISEE 1 observations of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in association with ion beams on auroral field lines from ∼2.5 to 4.5 RE
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ISEE 1 观测到与极光场线上离子束相关的静电离子回旋波,从 ~2.5 到 4.5 RE
DOI:
10.1029/91ja00378
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发表时间:
1991
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通讯作者:
E. Ungstrup
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作者:
C. Cattell;F. Mozer;I. Roth;R. R. Anderson;R. Elphic;W. Lennartsson;E. Ungstrup
Quasi-monochromatic waves at {approximately}1.2 f{sub cH}, where f{sub cH} is the hydrogen cyclotron frequency, were observed as the ISEE 1 satellite traversed auroral field lines at radial distances of {approximately}2.5 - 4.5 R{sub E} near midnight on June 19, 1981. The waves were polarized perpendicular to the magnetic field (k{sub {parallel}}/k{sub {perpendicular}} {le} 0.2). In addition, there were waves at slightly above both the helium and the oxygen cyclotron frequencies. The waves occurred within a region of reduced density ({approximately}0.1 - 0.2/cm{sup 3}) with the electron temperature greater than the ion temperature, upflowing hydrogen and oxygen beams, and weak field-aligned currents bounded by electrostatic shocks. The wave characteristics and associations were similar to those observed at lower altitudes by the S3-3 satellite. Comparisons were made between the observed H{sup +} and O{sup +} beams, field-aligned currents, densities and temperatures, and linear theories of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves and H{sup +}{minus}O{sup +} two-stream instabilities. The features of the observed waves are most consistent with the current-driven mode. In addition, numerical studies of the linear dispersion relation, using parameters based on the observations, showed that both the parallel and oblique two-stream modes and the ion-beam driven modes were stable while oblique currentmore » driven modes were unstable. The O{sup +} and H{sup +} distributions provide evidence for interactions with local electrostatic ion cyclotron waves and for the H{sup +}{minus}O{sup +} two-stream instability at altitudes below the satellite.« less