calibration of the stereo antennas at low frequencies to measure electric fields to measure density...
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CALIBRATION OF THE STEREO ANTENNAS AT LOW FREQUENCIES
To measure Electric Fields
To measure density fluctuations
especially in the ion cyclotron frequency range
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Electric Fields
Recently electric fields in the ion cyclotron frequency range have been measured consistently, using the EFW expeiment on Cluster (Kellogg et al in press ApJ, arxiv-physics 0602179) It turns out that the electric force on thermal ions of the solar wind is several times larger
than that due to magnetic fluctuations in the ion cyclotron frequency range.
Electric fields therefore are more important than magnetic fluctuations in heating and diffusion in the
solar wind. They are the “collisions” which make MHD work and are a factor in the state of the solar wind.
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Present state of E measurements
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Density Fluctuations
It has been suggested that the Langmuir wave to electromagnetic conversion takes place on density ramps, where a Langmuir wave reaches a point where its frequency is the plasma frequency, and it is reflected, with mode conversion for a narrow range of incident angles.
With rapid density measurements at low frequencies and Langmuir wave observations with the TDS and radio receivers, we intend to investigate this idea.
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CLUSTER CALIBRATIONFOR DENSITY
• In previous experiments which have used antenna potential to measure plasma density, the calibration function has been a six parameter function, three amplitudes and three photoelectron “temperatures”. (Pedersen Ann.Geo. 13, 118, 1995, Kellogg and Horbury, Ann. Geo.23,3765, 2005).
• ne(V) = A1 exp (-V/T1) + A2 exp (-V/T2) + A3 exp (-V/T3)
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DENSITY CALIBRATION, CLUSTER SC4
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WIND antenna-spacecraft potential
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The instrument measures a voltage, but we want to determine electric fields. The ratio is a length, the effective length:
E = V/Leff
Effective Length
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EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT
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The electric field is measured by differencing the potentials on pairs of monopoles. The calibration consists of determining the
effective lengthof each pair, so that the electric field can be determined from the
potential difference by:
E = V/leff
Strictly speaking, the effective length is a vector, giving a potential difference:
V = E .leff
The direction is to be determined by rheology, but the length is to
be determined by comparison with V x B from IMPACT and PLASTIC.
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EFFECTIVE LENGTH FOR STEREO PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES
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BASE AND ANTENNA RESISTANCE ON WIND
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EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT
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ANTENNA IMPEDANCE,--WIND
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ANTENNA IMPEDANCE -- STEREOANTENNA IMPEDANCE -- STEREO
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Hi frequency effective length -- stereo
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EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT
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In the capacitive range:
€
V 2( f ) =4kTRin
1+ω2Rin2 Cin
2
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High frequency effective length - Wind Y