aerospace environment, Earth magnetosphere, spacecraft potential, solar radiation, Earth magnetotail, solar wind, GEOTAIL, space exploration, electron density
Toyama Prefectural University
Toyama Prefectural University
Toyama Prefectural University
Toyama Prefectural University
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Kyoto University Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構
出版者（英）
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
雑誌名
宇宙航空研究開発機構特別資料
雑誌名(英)
JAXA Special Publication: 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference
巻
JAXA-SP-05-001E
ページ
192 - 195
発行年
2005-08-01
抄録（英）
The spacecraft potential has been used to derive the electron density surrounding the spacecraft in the magnetosphere and solar wind. The previous studies have examined the relationship between the spacecraft potential and the electron density in the distant tail regions and obtained an empirical formula to show their relation. However the electron density obtained by the empirical formula is often overestimated in the near tail regions with high electron temperature, In this study, we investigate the relationship between the Geotail spacecraft potential and the electron density/temperature in the near tail regions during the period from November 1994 to February 1997, and improve the empirical formula considering the electron temperature. Then we discuss on the investigation of distribution of low energy plasma in the near tail region by comparing the electron density obtained by the improved empirical formula with that measured by the low-energy particle instrument onboard the Geotail spacecraft.
Relationship between the Geotail spacecraft potential and the electron density in the near tail regions
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