A THEMIS multicase study of dipolarization fronts in the magnetotail plasma sheet

By A. Runov, V. Angelopoulos, Xuzhi Zhou, Xiao‐jia Zhang, S.‐S. Li, F. Plaschke, John W. Bonnell. 2011

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Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology

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In Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. A. Runov
2. V. Angelopoulos
3. Xuzhi Zhou
4. Jiang Liu
5. V. Sergeev
6. Drew L. Turner
7. Y. Khotyaintsev
8. R. Nakamura

In Molecular Biology

1. A. Runov
2. V. Angelopoulos
3. Xuzhi Zhou
4. Jiang Liu
5. V. Sergeev
6. Drew L. Turner
7. C. Gabrielse
8. Y. Khotyaintsev

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• A statistical and event study of magnetotail dipolarization fronts (2011, background): “(1) We can estitmate the diamagnetic current assuming: ∇⊥p⊥ ≈ 1Ppl/δD along the front normal (see e.g. Runov et al., 2011a; Zhang et al., 2011); the normal of the front is determined by timing analysisn ≈ (0.13,−0.71,0.68); the magnetic field at dipolarization maximum B ≈ (−2,5,14) nT.”
• Average thermodynamic and spectral properties of plasma in and around dipolarizing flux bundles (2015, result): “…at different distances around the DFB front (an increase in the northward magnetic field component over the background, a decrease in density, an increase in ion and electron temperatures) are similar to those reported in earlier studies [Ohtani et al., 2004; Runov et al., 2011; Liu et al., 2013].”
• Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) (2013, background): “Dipolarization fronts are routinely observed by the five THEMIS spacecraft in the magnetosphere tail (X < −10RE) (e.g., Runov et al. 2009, 2011).”
• Statistical characteristics of particle injections throughout the equatorial magnetotail (2014, background): “…B) and/or (b) the inductive changes in the magnetic field and/or (c) the Hall electric field resulting from ion-electron separation at a steep boundary [Runov et al., 2011]; (v) as the front moves earthward, plasma is diverted around the plasma bubble, resulting in duskward/dawnward flows at the…”
• Occurrence rate of earthward‐propagating dipolarization fronts (2012, methodology): “…of six events, indicates that at the DF there is typically a decrease of 50% in the plasma density and ion pressure, a increase of 200%–300% in the high-energy electron flux and electron temperature, and an enhancement of 5 mV/m in the duskward and earthward electric field [Runov et al., 2011].”
• Magnetic flux transport by dipolarizing flux bundles (2013, background): “This difference is due to breakdown of the frozen-in condition, which is caused by the strong Hall effect and electron pressure gradient at the dipolarization front [e.g., Runov et al., 2011; Zhang et al., 2011].”
• Recent advances in understanding substorm dynamics (2012, background): “Dipolarization Front [24] Dipolarization fronts are localized thin current sheets of intense, approximately dawn-to-dusk-directed currents (up to several tens nA/m2) that are often preceded by a short dip in the Bz-component [Runov et al., 2009, 2011; Sergeev et al., 2009; Schmid et al., 2011].”
• Particle acceleration in dipolarization events (2013, background): “…associated with earthward plasma flows (bursty bulk flows or “BBFs” [Angelopoulos et al., 1992]), as confirmed by recent Cluster and THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) observations [e.g., Nakamura et al., 2002; Runov et al., 2011; Sergeev et al., 2009].”