THEMIS ESA First Science Results and Performance Issues
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- 作者：J. P. McFadden ; C. W. Carlson ; D. Larson ; J. Bonnell ; F. Mozer ; V. Angelopoulos ; K.-H. Glassmeier and U. Auster
- 关键词：THEMIS ; Magnetosphere ; Magnetopause ; Bow shock ; Instrument performance
- 刊名：Space Science Reviews
- 出版年：2008
- 出版时间：December, 2008
- 年：2008
- 卷：141
- 期：1-4
- 页码：477-508
- 全文大小：5.5 MB
文摘
Early observations by the THEMIS ESA plasma instrument have revealed new details of the dayside magnetosphere. As an introduction to THEMIS plasma data, this paper presents observations of plasmaspheric plumes, ionospheric ion outflows, field line resonances, structure at the low latitude boundary layer, flux transfer events at the magnetopause, and wave and particle interactions at the bow shock. These observations demonstrate the capabilities of the plasma sensors and the synergy of its measurements with the other THEMIS experiments. In addition, the paper includes discussions of various performance issues with the ESA instrument such as sources of sensor background, measurement limitations, and data formatting problems. These initial results demonstrate successful achievement of all measurement objectives for the plasma instrument.