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Observation of double‐layer‐like structures at rocket altitudes
Author(s) -
Kellogg P. J.,
Monson S. J.,
Whalen B. A.
Publication year - 1984
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/gl011i005p00515
Subject(s) - rocket (weapon) , cyclotron , physics , amplitude , electric field , proton , instrumentation (computer programming) , limit (mathematics) , jump , optics , geophysics , computational physics , aerospace engineering , nuclear physics , astronomy , electron , mathematical analysis , mathematics , quantum mechanics , computer science , engineering , operating system
We have observed 230 large amplitude electric field pulses in a rocket flight to an apogee of 585 km over an aurora. While the limitations of the instrumentation only allow limits to be set on the characteristics of these pulses, the limits are nevertheless significant. A typical lower limit on the potential jump of the pulses (see Figure 3) is about .4 volts. Many of the pulses show structure at a frequency very close (<2%) to the proton‐cyclotron frequency.