Abstract One-dimensional numerical particle simulations have been performed of the ionospheric barium injection experiment CRIT II, using a realistic model for the shape and the time development of the injected neutral cloud. The electrodynamic response of the ionosphere to these injections is modelled by magnetic-field-aligned currents, using the concept of Alfvén conductivity. The results shows very good agreement with the CRIT data, especially concerning the low-frequency oscillations that were seen after the initial phase of the injections. The shapes, amplitudes, phases, and decay times of the electric fields are all very close to the values measured in the CRIT experiment.
One-dimensional particle simulations of the low-frequency features in the CRIT II rocket experiment
Advances in Space Research ; 13 , 10 ; 65-68
1993-01-01
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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