Steepened magnetosonic waves in the high. beta. plasma surrounding Comet Giacobini-Zinner
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We extend the previous studies of intense hydromagnetic waves at Giacobini-Zinner to investigate the mode and direction of wave propagation. Simultaneous high-resolution measurements of electron density fluctuations demonstrate that the long period (approx.100 s) waves are propagating in the magnetosonic mode. Principal axis analyses of the long period waves and accompanying partial rotations show that the sum of the wave phase rotations is 360/sup 0/C, indicating that both are parts of the sam…
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Date:
January 1, 1986
Creator:
Tsurutani, B. T.; Smith, E. J.; Thorne, R. M.; Gosling, J. T. & Matsumoto, H.
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