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Study of kinetic processes based on MMS/Cluster joint measurements in the vicinity of the plasma sheet boundary layer

Olivier Le Contel
Alessandro Retino
Thomas Chust
  • Fonction : Auteur
Konrad Steinvall
Soboh Alqeeq
  • Fonction : Auteur
Mohammed Baraka
  • Fonction : Auteur
Patrick Canu
  • Fonction : Auteur
Dominique Fontaine
Laurent Mirioni
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Iannis Dandouras
Christopher Carr
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Sergio Toledo-Redondo
Andrew Fazakerley
  • Fonction : Auteur
Natasha Doss
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Patrick Daly
Stefan Kiehas
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Rumi Nakamura
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Yuri Khotyaintsev
Frederick Wilder
  • Fonction : Auteur
Narges Ahmadi
  • Fonction : Auteur

Résumé

On 28th of August 2018 at 5:30 UT, MMS and Cluster were located in the magnetotail at about 16 earth radii (RE). They both suddenly crossed plasma interfaces. Located near the post midnight sector, Cluster transitioned from a cold plasma sheet to a hot plasma sheet associated with a quasi-parallel earthward flow 800 km/s whereas MMS, located at 4 RE duskward of Cluster, transitioned from a similar cold plasma sheet to the lobe region via a very short period in a hot plasma sheet associated with a vortex-like signature. At 05:50 UT MMS returned to a hot plasma sheet and also detected a quasi-parallel earthward flow ~ 400 km/s and increased energetic ion and electron fluxes. We use measurements from both missions during this conjunction to describe the possible large scale dynamics of the magnetotail as well as some associated kinetic processes. Energetic particle (>50keV) measurements from the two missions are compared. Furthermore, at ion scales, we investigate the possible role of ion fire-hose instability in the plasma flow reduction. At electron scales, we analyze fast and slow non linear electrostatic waves propagating tailward which are detected in the so called electron boundary layer as well as in the hot plasma sheet. We discuss their possible generation mechanisms and link with the large scale dynamics of the magnetotail.
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hal-04289499 , version 1 (16-11-2023)

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Olivier Le Contel, Alessandro Retino, Thomas Chust, Konrad Steinvall, Soboh Alqeeq, et al.. Study of kinetic processes based on MMS/Cluster joint measurements in the vicinity of the plasma sheet boundary layer. EGU General Assembly 2023, Apr 2023, Vienna, Austria. 2023, ⟨10.5194/egusphere-egu23-12580⟩. ⟨hal-04289499⟩
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