FAST observations of preferentially accelerated He+ in association with auroral electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2049-2052

  Lund, E J ^a   Mobius E ^a,b   Tang, L ^a,b   Kistler, L M ^a,b   Popecki, M A ^a   Klumpar, D M ^c   Peterson, W K ^c   Shelley, E G ^c   Klecker, B ^d   Hovestadt, D ^d   Temerin, M ^e   Ergun, R E ^e   McFadden, J P ^e   Carlson, C W ^e   Mozer, F S ^e   Elphic, R C ^f   Strangeway, R J ^g   Cattell, C A ^h   Pfaff, R F ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h University of Minnesota   (United States)

ⁱ NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRON RADIATION; CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; HELIUM; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC ION CYCLOTRON (EMIC) WAVES; FAST AURORAL SNAPSHOT (FAST) SATELLITE MISSION;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 0032096239     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00304     Document Type: Article

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