Parallel electric fields in mixing hot and cold plasmas in the auroral downward current region: Double layers and ambipolar fields

Using a 2.5‐D parallel particle‐in‐cell simulation of a plasma of long length parallel to an ambient magnetic field Bo, we study the processes involved in determining the distribution of an applied electric potential drop parallel to Bo. The simulated plasma consists of both hot and cold plasmas of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Geophysical Research. A. Space Physics 2009-03, Vol.114 (A3), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser:	Singh, Nagendra, Arcot, Kalyan, Wells, B. E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	auroral electric field double layers Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology simulations
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