An explanation for the absence of sounder-stimulated gyroharmonic resonances in the Io plasma torus by the Ulysses relaxation sounder

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1127-1134

  Benson, R F ^a   Fainberg, J ^a   Hess, R A ^a,b   Osherovich, V A ^a,b   Stone, R G ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; RESONANCE; SPACE RESEARCH; ELECTRON RESONANCE; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOSPHERE;

ELECTRON GYROFREQUENCY; GYROHARMONIC RESONANCES; PLASMA RESONANCE; RELAXATION SOUNDERS;

RADIOSONDES; ACOUSTIC DEVICES;

ELECTRON GYROFREQUENCY; JUPITERS; PLASMA RESONANCE; PLASMA TORUS; RADIO AND PLASMA WAVES; RECEIVER DEAD-TIME; TERRESTRIAL MAGNETOSPHERE; ULYSSES;

EID: 0031131199     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00709     Document Type: Article

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