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Plasma properties of driver gas following interplanetary shocks observed by ISEE-3

Description: Plasma fluid parameters calculated from solar wind and magnetic field data obtained on ISEE 3 were studied to determine the characteristic properties of driver gas following interplanetary shocks. Of 54 shocks observed from August 1978 to February 1980, 9 contained a well defined driver gas that was clearly identifiable by a discontinuous decrease in the average proton temperature across a tangential discontinuity. While helium enhancements were present in all of 9 of these events, only about h… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Zwickl, R. D.; Asbridge, J. R.; Bame, S. J.; Feldman, W. C.; Gosling, J. T. & Smith, E. J.
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Steepened magnetosonic waves in the high. beta. plasma surrounding Comet Giacobini-Zinner

Description: We extend the previous studies of intense hydromagnetic waves at Giacobini-Zinner to investigate the mode and direction of wave propagation. Simultaneous high-resolution measurements of electron density fluctuations demonstrate that the long period (approx.100 s) waves are propagating in the magnetosonic mode. Principal axis analyses of the long period waves and accompanying partial rotations show that the sum of the wave phase rotations is 360/sup 0/C, indicating that both are parts of the sam… more
Date: January 1, 1986
Creator: Tsurutani, B. T.; Smith, E. J.; Thorne, R. M.; Gosling, J. T. & Matsumoto, H.
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The P/Giacobini-Zinner Magnetotail

Description: On September 11, 1985 the International Cometary Explorer passed behind Comet Giacobini-Zinner with a closest approach distance of 7800 km. In agreement with Alfven's interplanetary magnetic field line draping model of cometary type I tails, a well defined 1 x 10/sup 4/ km diameter magnetotail was observed downstream of the inner coma. This study uses the ICE magnetic field, plasma electron, plasma wave, and energetic ion observations to investigate the structure and stability of the Giacobini-… more
Date: January 1, 1986
Creator: Slavin, J. A.; Smith, E. J.; Daly, P. W.; Flammer, K. R.; Gloeckler, G.; Goldberg, B. A. et al.
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MHD waves detected by ice at distances > 28 x 10/sup 6/ km from Comet Halley: Cometary or solar wind origin

Description: Spectral analyses of the high resolution magnetic field data are employed to determine if there is evidence of cometary heavy ion pickup when ICE was closest to Halley, approx.28 x 10/sup 6/ km. No evidence is found for the presence of heavy ion cyclotron waves. However, from this search, two new wave modes are discovered in the solar wind: electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves and drift mirror mode waves. Both modes have scales of 10 to 60 s (1 to 6 T/sub p/) in the spacecraft frame. The possibi… more
Date: January 1, 1986
Creator: Tsurutani, B. T.; Brinca, A. L.; Smith, E. J.; Thorne, R. M.; Scarf, F. L.; Gosling, J. T. et al.
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