Mode conversion between Alfven and slow waves observed in the magnetotail by THEMIS | |
Du, J.; Zhang, T. L.; Nakamura, R.; Wang, C.; Baumjohann, W.; Du, A. M.; Volwerk, M.; Glassmeier, K. -H.; McFadden, J. P. | |
刊名 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
2011 | |
卷号 | 38页码:L07101 |
ISSN号 | 0094-8276 |
通讯作者 | Du, J (reprint author), Austrian Acad Sci, Space Res Inst, Schmiedlstr 6, A-8042 Graz, Austria. |
中文摘要 | We present the direct spacecraft observations of wave mode conversion in the magnetotail for the first time. On February 28, 2008, the satellites P4 and P3 of THEMIS observe wave signals with a period of about 100 s in the magnetotail at about 11 R-E. At the same time, geomagnetic activity is very quiet and there are no wave signals observed by the ground-based stations. From P4 observations, Alfven and slow mode waves are identified during two successive intervals, while the coexistence and slow wave regions are observed by P3. The mode conversion between the Alfven and slow mode waves takes place while THEMIS are crossing the central current sheet. The sharp curvature of the background magnetic field should be the primary reason of this mode conversion. Citation: Du, J., T. L. Zhang, R. Nakamura, C. Wang, W. Baumjohann, A. M. Du, M. Volwerk, K.-H. Glassmeier, and J. P. McFadden (2011), Mode conversion between Alfven and slow waves observed in the magnetotail by THEMIS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L07101, doi: 10.1029/2011GL046989. |
英文摘要 | We present the direct spacecraft observations of wave mode conversion in the magnetotail for the first time. On February 28, 2008, the satellites P4 and P3 of THEMIS observe wave signals with a period of about 100 s in the magnetotail at about 11 R-E. At the same time, geomagnetic activity is very quiet and there are no wave signals observed by the ground-based stations. From P4 observations, Alfven and slow mode waves are identified during two successive intervals, while the coexistence and slow wave regions are observed by P3. The mode conversion between the Alfven and slow mode waves takes place while THEMIS are crossing the central current sheet. The sharp curvature of the background magnetic field should be the primary reason of this mode conversion. Citation: Du, J., T. L. Zhang, R. Nakamura, C. Wang, W. Baumjohann, A. M. Du, M. Volwerk, K.-H. Glassmeier, and J. P. McFadden (2011), Mode conversion between Alfven and slow waves observed in the magnetotail by THEMIS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L07101, doi: 10.1029/2011GL046989. |
学科主题 | 空间物理 |
收录类别 | SCI ; EI |
资助信息 | Specialized Research Fund for State Key Laboratories; Chinese Academy of Sciences [KJCX2-YW-T13]; National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [41004078, 40921063]; German Ministerium fur Wirtschaft und Technologie; Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt [50OC1001]; NASA [NAS5-02009] |
语种 | 英语 |
公开日期 | 2014-12-15 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.nssc.ac.cn/handle/122/3306] |
专题 | 国家空间科学中心_空间科学部 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Du, J.,Zhang, T. L.,Nakamura, R.,et al. Mode conversion between Alfven and slow waves observed in the magnetotail by THEMIS[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2011,38:L07101. |
APA | Du, J..,Zhang, T. L..,Nakamura, R..,Wang, C..,Baumjohann, W..,...&McFadden, J. P..(2011).Mode conversion between Alfven and slow waves observed in the magnetotail by THEMIS.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,38,L07101. |
MLA | Du, J.,et al."Mode conversion between Alfven and slow waves observed in the magnetotail by THEMIS".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 38(2011):L07101. |
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