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Current‐driven double layers and the auroral plasma
Author(s) -
Singh Nagendra,
Schunk R. W.
Publication year - 1982
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/gl009i012p01345
Subject(s) - plasma , instability , geophysics , physics , current (fluid) , electric field , electric current , satellite , double layer (biology) , ionosphere , geology , atmospheric sciences , computational physics , mechanics , materials science , astronomy , layer (electronics) , nanotechnology , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
Simulation results on current‐driven double layers are presented. The role of the Buneman instability in the formation of double layers is clearly identified. The recurring formation and motion of double layers produce a temporal variation of the electric fields similar to that observed in the auroral plasma by the S3‐3 satellite.