TY - JOUR

T1 - Double Star/Cluster observation of neutral sheet oscillations on 5 August 2004

AU - Zhang, Tie Long

AU - Nakamura, R.

AU - Volwerk, M.

AU - Runov, A.

AU - Baumjohann, W.

AU - Eichelberger, H. U.

AU - Carr, C.

AU - Balogh, A.

AU - Sergeev, V.

AU - Shi, J. K.

AU - Fornacon, K. H.

PY - 2005/11/8

Y1 - 2005/11/8

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Magnetospheric physics (Magnetotail; Plasma sheet)

KW - Space plasma physics (Waves and instabilities)

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=30744444844&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.5194/angeo-23-2909-2005

DO - 10.5194/angeo-23-2909-2005

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:30744444844

VL - 23

SP - 2909

EP - 2914

JO - Annales Geophysicae

JF - Annales Geophysicae

SN - 0992-7689

IS - 8

ER -