THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FIELD-ALIGNED CURRENT GENERATION DURING THE INJECTION OF PLASMA-JET INTO THE MAGNETOSPHERE

Authors
GAVRILOV BG PODGORNY AI PODGORNY IM ZETZER JY
Citation
Bg. Gavrilov et al., THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FIELD-ALIGNED CURRENT GENERATION DURING THE INJECTION OF PLASMA-JET INTO THE MAGNETOSPHERE, Geomagnetizm i aeronomia, 34(5), 1994, pp. 16-21
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geomagnetizm i aeronomia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00167940
Volume
34
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
16 - 21
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-7940(1994)34:5<16:TIOTFC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Field-aligned currents (FAC) are generated at plasma jet injection per pendicular to magnetic field lines. The FAC propagate with Alfven velo city and are connected in the ionosphere. The electrons heating produc es aurora and ionospheric plasma density enhancement. The value of the Pedersen conductivity determines the current increasing and jet decel eration by the electrodynamical force.