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ISEE-1 data reduction and analysis plasma composition experiment

Author
Sharp, R. D.
Published
Mar 1, 1985.
Physical Description
1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Lennartsson, W.
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Summary
The plasma composition experiment covers energies from OeV to 17 keV/e and has a mass-per-charge range from less than 1 to about 150 amu. Measurements were made from the inner ring current region to the plasma sheet, magnetotail lobes, and the magnetopause boundary layers and beyond. Possibly the most significant results from the experiment are those related to energetic (0+) ions of terrestrial origin. These ions are found in every region of the magnetosphere reached by the spacecraft and can have energy and pitch-angle distributions that are similar to those traditionally associated with protons of solar wind origin. The (0+) ions are commonly the most numerous ions in the 0.1 - 17 keV/e energy range and are often a substantial part of the ion population at large distances as well, especially during geomagnetically disturbed conditions. An overview of results obtained for the (0+) and other ions with energies in the 0.1 - 17 keV/e range in the magnetosphere is given.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19850024239.
Accession ID: 85N32552.
LMSC-F018862.
NAS 1.26:175306.
NASA-CR-175306.
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