Journal article
Ionization from soft electron precipitation in the auroral F region
JGR. Journal of geophysical research. Part A, Space physics, Vol.94(4), pp.3791-3798
1989
Abstract
Rocket-borne instrumentation, launched into the morning sector auroral zone from Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland, detects electron density enhancements correlated with enhancements in the flux of soft (less than 1 keV) downgoing electrons. These electron density enhancements seem most likely to have been generated by direct production of ionization at F region altitudes. Model calculations of the electron impact ionization rate, based on the measured electron spectrum, lend support to this hypothesis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ionization from soft electron precipitation in the auroral F region
- Creators
- J Labelle - Dartmouth CollegeR. J Sica - Utah State UniversityC Kletzing - University of IowaG. D Earle - Utah State UniversityM. C Kelley - Utah State UniversityD Lummerzheim - University of Alaska FairbanksR. B Torbert - University of New HampshireK. D Baker - Utah State UniversityG Berg - University of New Hampshire
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- JGR. Journal of geophysical research. Part A, Space physics, Vol.94(4), pp.3791-3798
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union
- ISSN
- 0148-0227
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1989
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984199939802771
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