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Region-1 field aligned currents in experiments on laser-produced plasma interacting with magnetic dipole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2011

I. F. Shaikhislamov ,
Yu. P. Zakharov ,
V. G. Posukh ,
E. L. Boyarintsev ,
A. V. Melekhov ,
V. M. Antonov  and
A. G. Ponomarenko
I. F. Shaikhislamov
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, pr.Lavrentyeva 13/3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia e-mail: [email protected]
Yu. P. Zakharov
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, pr.Lavrentyeva 13/3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia e-mail: [email protected]
V. G. Posukh
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, pr.Lavrentyeva 13/3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia e-mail: [email protected]
E. L. Boyarintsev
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, pr.Lavrentyeva 13/3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia e-mail: [email protected]
A. V. Melekhov
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, pr.Lavrentyeva 13/3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia e-mail: [email protected]
V. M. Antonov
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, pr.Lavrentyeva 13/3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia e-mail: [email protected]
A. G. Ponomarenko
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, pr.Lavrentyeva 13/3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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In previous experiments by the authors a generation of intense field aligned current (FAC) system on Terrella poles was observed. In the present report a question of these currents origin in a low latitude boundary layer of magnetosphere is investigated. Experimental evidence of such a link was obtained by measurements of magnetic field generated by tangential sheared drag. Results suggest that compressional and Alfven waves are responsible for FAC generation. The study is most relevant to FAC generation in the Earth and Hermean magnetospheres following pressure jumps in Solar Wind.

Keywords

Magnetospherefield aligned currentlow latitude boundary layer
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S274: Advances in Plasma Astrophysics , September 2010 , pp. 40 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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