1. Dynamic rayed aurora and enhanced ion-acoustic radar echoes
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Nickolay Ivchenko, B. S. Lanchester, E. M. Blixt, Tor Hagfors, T. Grydeland, T. S. Trondsen, C. La Hoz, U. P. Løvhaug, Dept. of Physics, University of Tromsø (UiT), School of Physics and Astronomy [Nottingham], University of Nottingham, UK (UON), Alfven Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology [Stockholm] (KTH ), Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie (MPI Aeronomie), Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Cornell University [New York], Institute for Space Research [Calgary], University of Calgary, and EGU, Publication
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Atmospheric Science ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Field line ,Population ,[SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences ,ionosphere ,Electron ,Astrophysics ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Ion ,Low energy ,law ,plasma waves and instabilities ,0103 physical sciences ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Radar ,lcsh:Science ,education ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean, Atmosphere ,Physics ,education.field_of_study ,[SDU.OCEAN] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean, Atmosphere ,lcsh:QC801-809 ,Geology ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Geophysics ,lcsh:QC1-999 ,Particle acceleration ,lcsh:Geophysics. Cosmic physics ,particle accelaration ,Space and Planetary Science ,VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Fysikk: 430::Rom- og plasmafysikk: 437 ,[SDU.STU] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences ,auroral ionosphere ,lcsh:Q ,Ionosphere ,lcsh:Physics - Abstract
The generation mechanism for naturally enhanced ion-acoustic echoes is still debated. One important issue is how these enhancements are related to auroral activity. All events of enhanced ion-acoustic echoes observed simultaneously with the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) and with high-resolution narrow field-of-view auroral imagers have been collected and studied. Characteristic of all the events is the appearance of very dynamic rayed aurora, and some of the intrinsic features of these auroral displays are identified. Several of these identified features are directly related to the presence of low energy (10-100eV) precipitating electrons in addition to the higher energy population producing most of the associated light. The low energy contribution is vital for the formation of the enhanced ion-acoustic echoes. We argue that this type of aurora is sufficient for the generation of naturally enhanced ion-acoustic echoes. In one event two imagers were used to observe the auroral rays simultaneously, one from the radar site and one 7km away. The data from these imagers shows that the auroral rays and the strong backscattering filaments (where the enhanced echoes are produced) are located on the same field line, which is in contrast to earlier statements in the litterature that they should be separated.
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- 2005
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