• DocumentCode
    1682034
  • Title

    Observation of kinetic Alfven waves and mirror mode structure by THEMIS in central plasma sheet

  • Author

    Guyer, Sinan ; Can, Zehra

  • Author_Institution
    Geomatics Res. & Applic. Center, T.C. Istanbul Kultur Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    509
  • Lastpage
    513
  • Abstract
    Substorms are effective indicator for many physical phenomena in magnetosphere. The central plasma sheet is the main research area in this study which is located in the nightside of the magnetosphere. Since plasma structure shows variability during the substorm, examination of the plasma changes can be observed. This variability contains low frequency structure and instability. The goal of the study is observation of this low frequency, namely kinetic Alfven wave structure and the mirror-mode structure which can be found in high beta plasma condition during substorm time. Charged particles can be accelarated by the KAWs because of their parallel electric field. The energization and acceleration mechanism can be driven by KAWs in central plasma sheet. Both these low frequency structures are important to understand of plasma responds during the substorm. Observations are made with THEMIS-E probe in tail-science, stage 23 of mission which provides a good opportunity for the researchers in order to investigate substorms.
  • Keywords
    astrophysical plasma; magnetic storms; magnetosphere; mirrors; plasma Alfven waves; plasma instability; plasma kinetic theory; KAW; THEMIS observation; THEMIS-E probe; acceleration mechanism; central plasma sheet; charged particles; effective indicator; energization mechanism; high beta plasma condition; kinetic Alfven waves; low frequency structure; magnetosphere; mirror mode structure; parallel electric field; plasma structure; substorm; Electric fields; Magnetic fields; Magnetosphere; Mirrors; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Plasmas; Central Plasma Sheet; Kinetic Alfven Wave; Magnetosphere; Mirror Mode Structure; Plasma Instabilities; Substorm;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), 2015 7th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-7760-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RAST.2015.7208398
  • Filename
    7208398