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Signatures of the magnetotail neutral sheet
Author(s) -
Wang ZuoDing,
Xu R.L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/94gl01960
Subject(s) - magnetometer , plasma sheet , energetic neutral atom , tilt (camera) , physics , position (finance) , magnetic field , geodesy , geometry , geophysics , magnetosphere , geology , plasma , mathematics , nuclear physics , finance , quantum mechanics , economics
The geometry and the magnetic field of the magnetotail neutral sheet at −4R E < X < −21R E are studied with ISEE‐2 magnetometer data. Neutral sheet crossings are determined using a local coordinate system. We show the position of the neutral sheet after the effect of tilt angle is removed, and construct a smooth model to fit it.