• Tie Long Zhang
  • R. Nakamura
  • M. Volwerk
  • A. Runov
  • W. Baumjohann
  • H. U. Eichelberger
  • C. Carr
  • A. Balogh
  • V. Sergeev
  • J. K. Shi
  • K. H. Fornacon

Previous Cluster observations have shown that the flapping motions of the Earth's magnetotail are of internal origin and that kink-like waves are emitted from the central part of the tail and propagate toward the tail flanks. The newly launched Double Star Program (DSP) TC-1 satellite allows us to investigate neutral sheet at 10-13 Re in the tail. Using conjunctions with Cluster we will have simultaneous observations at 10-13 and 16-19 Re of these flapping motions. In this paper, we present the first results of neutral sheet oscillations observed by the Cluster and Double Star satellites on 5 August 2004.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2909-2914
Number of pages6
JournalAnnales Geophysicae
Volume23
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Nov 2005

    Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Space and Planetary Science

    Research areas

  • Magnetospheric physics (Magnetotail; Plasma sheet), Space plasma physics (Waves and instabilities)

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