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ARCAD3 ISOPROBE electron density and temperature

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spase://CNES/NumericalData/CDPP-Archive/ARCAD-3/Isoprobe/ARC_ISO_DENSITE

Description

This data set contains electron density and temperature from ARCAD-3 Isoprobe experiment.
The plasma frequency (and hence the electron density) is determined from the frequency of one or several resonance peaks. For high plasma density, the frequency response exhibits only one peak located at the upper hybrid frequency. For low density plasma, the determination is more complicated since the frequency response is influenced by the magnetic field, and multiple resonances can be observed. A specific chart has been created to take into account all the main resonances as upper hybrid, plasma and Bernstein mode frequencies.
The Debye length (and hence the electron temperature, knowing the density) has been determined from the amplitude of the main resonance peaks. A chart has been created to allow an estimation of the Debye length as a function of the amplitude and of the plasma frequency.
For high density plasma, electron temperature can also be determined from the frequency interference pattern above the upper hybrid resonance.
The resolution is a few seconds (low time resolution), depending on the type of telemetry.

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ResourceID
spase://CNES/NumericalData/CDPP-Archive/ARCAD-3/Isoprobe/ARC_ISO_DENSITE
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
ARCAD3 ISOPROBE electron density and temperature
DOI
https://doi.org/10.24400/802406/tc6w-m7mt
ReleaseDate
2022-03-22 09:14:52Z
Description

This data set contains electron density and temperature from ARCAD-3 Isoprobe experiment.
The plasma frequency (and hence the electron density) is determined from the frequency of one or several resonance peaks. For high plasma density, the frequency response exhibits only one peak located at the upper hybrid frequency. For low density plasma, the determination is more complicated since the frequency response is influenced by the magnetic field, and multiple resonances can be observed. A specific chart has been created to take into account all the main resonances as upper hybrid, plasma and Bernstein mode frequencies.
The Debye length (and hence the electron temperature, knowing the density) has been determined from the amplitude of the main resonance peaks. A chart has been created to allow an estimation of the Debye length as a function of the amplitude and of the plasma frequency.
For high density plasma, electron temperature can also be determined from the frequency interference pattern above the upper hybrid resonance.
The resolution is a few seconds (low time resolution), depending on the type of telemetry.

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RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://CNES/Person/CDPP-Archive/Dominique.Lagoutte
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessURL
Name
REGARDS
URL
Description

Access via CNES Data Archive for CDPP

Format
Binary
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1981-09-30 00:00:00Z
StopDate
1986-03-26 00:00:00Z
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
Parameter #1
Name
ARCAD-3 ISOPROBE Electron density
Description

ARCAD-3 ISOPROBE Electron density

Units
kHz
UnitsConversion
1e3>Hz
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
PlasmaFrequency
Parameter #2
Name
ARCAD-3 ISOPROBE Electron temperature
Description

ARCAD-3 ISOPROBE Electron temperature

Units
K
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #3
Name
ARCAD-3 ISOPROBE Electron speed
Description

ARCAD-3 ISOPROBE Electron speed

Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1e3>m/s
Particle
ParticleQuantity
FlowSpeed