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Observations of the Earth's Cross-Tail Current Sheet and Their Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

A. T. Y. Lui
A. T. Y. Lui*
Affiliation:
The Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University Laurel, Maryland 20707

Abstract

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Observations of the neutral sheet in the Earth's magnetotail are presented to show different magnetic signatures of the neutral sheet which have been used to infer (1) wave profiles on the neutral sheet surface, (2) magnetic islands embedded in the neutral sheet, and (3) localized turbulent magnetic field regions. The occurrence of these features even at magnetospheric quiet conditions suggests that the above features are intrinsic to the current sheet and may possibly play a role in its stability. There are indications that these features are common to other current sheets in space.

Type
Session IV
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 107: Unstable Current Systems and Plasma Instabilities , 1985 , pp. 303 - 307
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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