Abstract Results of 2D plasma simulations, which show the formation of V-shaped double layers with larger perpendicular than parallel electric field amplitudes, the excitation of electrostatic ion-cyclotron waves and the occurrence of return currents, are presented and related to auroral observations.
Some features of auroral electric fields as seen in 2D numerical simulations
Advances in Space Research ; 4 , 2-3 ; 511-514
01.01.1984
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch