| New features of electron phase space holes observed by the THEMIS mission. | |
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PMID: 19658872 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Observations of electron phase-space holes (EHs) in Earth's plasma sheet by the THEMIS satellites include the first detection of a magnetic perturbation (deltaB_{ parallel}) parallel to the ambient magnetic field (B0). EHs with a detectable deltaB_{ parallel} have several distinguishing features including large electric field amplitudes, a magnetic perturbation perpendicular to B0, high speeds ( approximately 0.3c) along B0, and sizes along B0 of tens of Debye lengths. These EHs have a significant center potential (Phi approximately k_{B}T_{e}/e), suggesting strongly nonlinear behavior nearby such as double layers or magnetic reconnection. |
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L Andersson; R E Ergun; J Tao; A Roux; O Lecontel; V Angelopoulos; J Bonnell; J P McFadden; D E Larson; S Eriksson; T Johansson; C M Cully; D L Newman; D N Newman; M V Goldman; K-H Glassmeier; W Baumjohann |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-06-05 |
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Title: Physical review letters Volume: 102 ISSN: 0031-9007 ISO Abbreviation: Phys. Rev. Lett. Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
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Created Date: 2009-08-07 Completed Date: 2009-08-25 Revised Date: 2009-10-08 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401141 Medline TA: Phys Rev Lett Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 225004 Citation Subset: - |
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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA. |
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Phys Rev Lett. 2009 Jul 31;103(5):059901 Note: Newman, D N [corrected to Newman, D L] |
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