NASA NTRS · 19810060081
The auroral plasma cavity
Abstract
A region of diminished plasma density has been found to occur at the source of auroral kilometric radiation (AKR). The density within this auroral plasma cavity, determined from limited Hawkeye wave data, was less than 1/cu cm from 1.8 to 3 earth radii geocentric, at 70 deg + or - 3 deg invariant magnetic latitude. The altitude variation of the magnetic field produces a minimum in the ratio of plasma frequency to cyclotron frequency within the cavity which accounts for the observed spectrum of AKR.
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Calvert, W.. 1981-08-01. The auroral plasma cavity. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810060081
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