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O. Le Contel(1), A. Roux (1), P. Robert(1), C. Jacquey(2), M. Berthomier(1), T. Chust(1), B. Grison(1), V. Génot(2), J.-A. Sauvaud(2), P. Louarn(2), G. Fruit(2), B. Lavraud(2), V. Angelopoulos(3), D. Sibeck(4),C. Chaston(5), C. Cully(6), R. Ergun(6), J. Bonnell(5), J. Mc Fadden(5), K.-H. Glassmeier(7), U. Auster(7), C. Carlson(5), D. Larson(5), S. Mende(5), H. Frey(5), C. T. Russell(3), E. Donovan(8), I. Mann(9), H. Singer(10) Jan. 29, 2008 substorm event (0200-0350 UT) Waves/particles (1) CETP, CNRS/UVSQ/UPMC, France (2) CESR, CNRS, France (3) IGPP, UCLA, USA (4) GSFC, NASA, USA (5) SSL, UCB, USA, (6) LASP, CU, USA (7) TUBS, Germany (8) University of Calgary, Canada (9) University of Alberta, Canada (10) NOAA/SEC, Colorado, USA
Overview in GSM • 4 dipolarisations: • N°3 (Main substorm) observed first • on Thd considering the start of • the increase of the energetic ion • pressure • (cf. C. Jacquey): • 0222 UT • 023720 UT • 025011 UT (Main substorm) • 030517 UT • Vx > 0 Earthward flow in average • Vy < 0 in some cases … • Signatures on ion density on Thb • and Thccan be observed before • near-earth dipolarisation 4 3 2 1
Thc, X~ - 20 RE, 0200-3300 UT Thc in the mid tail • Filter banks data • Small magnetic activity and electric activity in the mid-tail related to 1, 2 • No electromagnetic activity for the • main substorm (event 3) and event 4. • Density variations suggest vertical motions or/and thickness variations of the current sheet • Ion velocity variations notably changes of sign have to be analysed from distribution functions: - beam like structures at high and low energy - Boundary motion PS Lobe
Thd, X~ - 10 RE, 0200-3300 UT Thd near-earth s/c Filter banks data Strong magnetic and electric activity around 3 Hz, 12 Hz, 48 Hz The electromagnetic activity starts after the start of the increase of the energetic ion pressure local activity associated with the local dipolarisation Accelerated electrons
Zoom Thd, X ~ - 10 RE : 0220-0232 UT Thd Electromagnetic and electrostatic emissions in the range 3Hz-12 Hz during dipolarisation Accelerated electrons
Thd, particle burst : 0216-0235 UT Dipolarisation Vx,i,e > 0 Earthward Vy,i < 0 Vy,e << 0 Jy > 0 and e- heating Whistler emissions?
Thd, particle burst : 0224-0228 UT Whistler emissions: Right-hand circularly Polarised Degree of polarisation ~ 1 Angle of propagation ~ 0 Ellipticity ~ + 1 Helicity ~1 Emissions during and after the local dipolarisation
The, particle burst : 0224-0228 UT Whistler emissions: Right-hand circularly Polarised Degree of polarisation ~ 1 Angle of propagation ~ 0 Ellipticity ~ + 1 Helicity ~1 Emissions before and during the local dipolarisation Début dipolarisation sur Thd
The data in GSM 0224-0228 UT Bz Preliminary calculations Of the Poynting vector e- Ne E.B0 = 0 assumed E and B low-pass Filtered below 10 Hz S = (ExB)/mu0 Sz > 0 S|| >0 Away from the equator Source very localized Ve Te E B S S_mfa
Zoom 0225-0226 UT E ~ 0.3 mV/m B ~ 0.2 nT E/B ~ 1500 km/s S ~ 5.e-8 -1.e-7 W/m2 Fce ~ 424 Hz (15 nT) Fci ~ 0.23 Hz k||2c2/2 = 2pe/(ce) (Helliwell, 1965) Or /(k ||vA) ~ (/ci)1/2 ~ 10-14 For f ~20 - 50 Hz VA ~ 375 km/s (n0~1. p/cm3)
The data ESA e- data
August 17, 2003 event (Le Contel et al., ICS8) (1654 – 1703 UT) • STAFF-SC (burst mode, 450 s/s) • Wave Polarisation 0.35-180 Hz • Waves between 40 Hz to 180 Hz • have a right-hand circular polarization • (excentricity ~0 blue color) With a wave vector parallel to B ( ~0, blue color) • Whistler waves ci< < ce (li>l>le) (fce ~ 400 Hz and fci ~ 0.2 Hz for Bo ~ 15 nT) k||2c2/2 = 2pe/(ce) (Helliwell, 1965) Or /(k ||vA) ~ (/ci)1/2 ~ 14
August 17, 2003 event (Le Contel et al., ICS8) Bx Small scale current structure : 1657-165730 Observed close to equator |Bx|~ 5 nT Large By values ~ -25 to -30 nT (1s) Almost same Bx, Bz for all s/c But different By Parallel current of electron scale< 200km Observations of whistler waves f~40-180 Hz: • Large Bz(t) oscillations ~ +- 1 nT •Large Ey(t) ~ +- 2 mV/m E()/ B () 20000 km/s ~ 10VA On C1, C2 and C3 but not on C4 propagation within the current structure See also Stenberg et al., AG, 2005 about Whistler emissions close to the magnetopause And Zhang et al., JGR, 1999 (magnetotail) By Bz B Bz 30-180 Hz Ey 30-180 Hz Vx,i,e Vy,i,e Jx,i,e Jy,i,e 165730 1657
Summary/questions • Small or no electromagnetic or electrostatic activity detected by mid-tail s/c • Strong electromagnetic activity on near-earth s/c • Whistler emissions before, during and after the local dipolarisation • Poynting vector directed away from equator and earthward not so far from the source which has to be very localized • Role of these whistler emissions in the substorm onset? • Can we use these emissions to track the onset region? • Relation of these emissions with ground-based observations To be continued