Fountain-Like Flow of Heavy Oxygen Ions From the Earth`s Ionosphere in Response to Transverse Heating
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:236812
Normally the gravitationally bound heavy O(+) ions in the Earth`s ionosphere are in a diffusive equilibrium. However, when energized to superthermal energies of a few eV transverse to the geomagnetic field, the combined effects of the downward gravitational and the upward electric and mirror forces produce interesting flow patterns in the vertical direction like in a pulsating fountain. This flow pattern is studied by means of a particle-in-cell code.
- Research Organization:
- Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 236812
- Report Number(s):
- N--96-22743; NASA-CR--200271; NAS--1.26:200271; NIPS--96-37259; CNN: NAGW-2903
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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