Calculation of Moments from Measurements by the Los Alamos Magnetospheric Plasma Analyzer

Technical Report · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/8188· OSTI ID:8188

Thomsen, M F; Noveroske, E; Borovsky, J E; McComas, D J

The various steps involved in computing the moments (density, velocity, and temperature) of the ion and electron distributions measured with the Los Alamos Magnetospheric Plasma Analyzer (MPA) are described. The assumptions, constants, and algorithms contained in the FORTRAN code are presented, as well as the output parameters produced by the code.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nonproliferation and National Security (NN) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 8188
• Report Number(s): LA-13566-MS; TRN: US0101949
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 May 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DISTRIBUTION
PLASMA DENSITY
WAVE PROPAGATION
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES
ION PLASMA WAVES