The spin-plane double probe electric field instrument for MMS

PA Lindqvist, G Olsson, RB Torbert, B King… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
The Spin-plane double probe instrument (SDP) is part of the FIELDS instrument suite of the
Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS). Together with the Axial double probe instrument …

Cluster–science and mission overview

CP Escoubet, R Schmidt, ML Goldstein - Space Science Reviews, 1997 - Springer
Abstract The European Space Agency's Cluster programme is designed to study the small-
scale spatial and temporal characteristics of the magnetospheric and near-Earth solar wind …

The electric field and waves instruments on the radiation belt storm probes mission

JR Wygant, JW Bonnell, K Goetz, RE Ergun… - The Van Allen Probes …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Electric Fields and Waves (EFW) Instruments on the two Radiation Belt Storm
Probe (RBSP) spacecraft (recently renamed the Van Allen Probes) are designed to measure …

Identification of kinetic Alfvén wave turbulence in the solar wind

CS Salem, GG Howes, D Sundkvist… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The nature of small-scale turbulent fluctuations in the solar wind is investigated using a
comparison of Cluster magnetic and electric field measurements to predictions arising from …

Measurement of the electric fluctuation spectrum of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

SD Bale, PJ Kellogg, FS Mozer, TS Horbury, H Reme - Physical Review Letters, 2005 - APS
Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the solar wind is observed to show the spectral
behavior of classical Kolmogorov fluid turbulence over an inertial subrange and departures …

Global model of lower band and upper band chorus from multiple satellite observations

NP Meredith, RB Horne, A Sicard‐Piet… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Gyroresonant wave particle interactions with whistler mode chorus play a fundamental role
in the dynamics of the Earth's radiation belts and inner magnetosphere, affecting both the …

Radial evolution of nonthermal electron populations in the low‐latitude solar wind: Helios, Cluster, and Ulysses Observations

Š Štverák, M Maksimovic, PM Trávníček… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We have performed a statistical study of a substantial amount of solar wind electron velocity
distribution functions (eVDFs). In our data set, we combine measurements acquired onboard …

First results of electric field and density observations by Cluster EFW based on initial months of operation

G Gustafsson, M André, T Carozzi… - Annales …, 2001 - angeo.copernicus.org
Highlights are presented from studies of the electric field data from various regions along the
Cluster orbit. They all point towards a very high coherence for phenomena recorded on four …

Scaling of the electron dissipation range of solar wind turbulence

F Sahraoui, SY Huang, G Belmont… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Electron scale solar wind (SW) turbulence has attracted great interest in recent years.
Considerable evidence exists that the turbulence is not fully dissipated near the proton …

Whistler mode waves and the electron heat flux in the solar wind: Cluster observations

C Lacombe, O Alexandrova, L Matteini… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The nature of the magnetic field fluctuations in the solar wind between the ion and electron
scales is still under debate. Using the Cluster/STAFF instrument, we make a survey of the …