A multi-satellite study of accelerated ionospheric ion beams above the polar cap

This paper presents a study of nearly field-aligned outflowing ion beams observed on the Cluster satellites over the polar cap. Data are taken at geocentric radial distances of the order of 5&ndash;9 <i>R<sub>E</sub></i>. The distinction is made between ion beams origi...

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Main Authors: R. Maggiolo, J. A. Sauvaud, D. Fontaine, A. Teste, E. Grigorenko, A. Balogh, A. Fazakerley, G. Paschmann, D. Delcourt, H. Rème
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-07-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/24/1665/2006/angeo-24-1665-2006.pdf