Aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at EISCAT
We investigate the aspect angle sensitivity of the pump-induced artificial optical emissions in the ionosphere over the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association (EISCAT) high-frequency transmitter facility at Ramfjord, Norway, as a function of the pump beam launch angle relative to the mag...
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ftleicester:oai:lra.le.ac.uk:2381/36446 2023-05-15T16:04:34+02:00 Aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at EISCAT Kosch, M. J. Bryers, C. Rietveld, M. T. Yeoman, Timothy Kenneth Ogawa, Y. 2016-01-28T11:13:10Z http://www.earth-planets-space.com/content/66/1/159 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/36446 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-014-0159-x en eng SpringerOpen, Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences Earth Planets And Space, 2014, 66 : 159 (9) 1880-5981 http://www.earth-planets-space.com/content/66/1/159 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/36446 doi:10.1186/s40623-014-0159-x Copyright © 2014 Kosch et al.; licensee Springer. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. CC-BY Science & Technology Physical Sciences Geosciences Multidisciplinary Geology Wave plasma interaction Ionosphere Aspect angle POWER RADIO-WAVES ENHANCED AIRGLOW SURA FACILITY HF FREQUENCY IRREGULARITIES LATITUDES SUPERDARN PLASMA HEATER Journal Article Article;Journal 2016 ftleicester https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-014-0159-x 2019-03-22T20:21:24Z We investigate the aspect angle sensitivity of the pump-induced artificial optical emissions in the ionosphere over the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association (EISCAT) high-frequency transmitter facility at Ramfjord, Norway, as a function of the pump beam launch angle relative to the magnetic field line direction. The highest intensity optical emissions occur when the pump beam pointing direction is in the magnetic zenith (approximately 12° S of local zenith). For pump beam directions further north from field aligned, the optical emission intensity decreases for the same pump power. In addition, the primary photon-emitting region becomes displaced towards the magnetic zenith relative to the pump beam and for larger aspect angles, the brightest emissions were found to be outside the −3-dB pump beam width. The Cooperative UK Twin-Located Auroral Sounding System (CUTLASS) coherent scatter high-frequency (HF) radar detected a quasi-constant level of backscatter power from the pumped ionosphere, indicating that saturated striations were formed for all pump beam directions. This indicates that the presence of upper-hybrid resonance is not sufficient to explain the angular sensitivity of the optical emissions. Peer-reviewed Publisher Version Article in Journal/Newspaper EISCAT University of Leicester: Leicester Research Archive (LRA) Norway Ramfjord ENVELOPE(11.589,11.589,64.910,64.910) Sura ENVELOPE(34.333,34.333,67.917,67.917) Earth, Planets and Space 66 1 |
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Science & Technology Physical Sciences Geosciences Multidisciplinary Geology Wave plasma interaction Ionosphere Aspect angle POWER RADIO-WAVES ENHANCED AIRGLOW SURA FACILITY HF FREQUENCY IRREGULARITIES LATITUDES SUPERDARN PLASMA HEATER Kosch, M. J. Bryers, C. Rietveld, M. T. Yeoman, Timothy Kenneth Ogawa, Y. Aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at EISCAT |
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We investigate the aspect angle sensitivity of the pump-induced artificial optical emissions in the ionosphere over the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association (EISCAT) high-frequency transmitter facility at Ramfjord, Norway, as a function of the pump beam launch angle relative to the magnetic field line direction. The highest intensity optical emissions occur when the pump beam pointing direction is in the magnetic zenith (approximately 12° S of local zenith). For pump beam directions further north from field aligned, the optical emission intensity decreases for the same pump power. In addition, the primary photon-emitting region becomes displaced towards the magnetic zenith relative to the pump beam and for larger aspect angles, the brightest emissions were found to be outside the −3-dB pump beam width. The Cooperative UK Twin-Located Auroral Sounding System (CUTLASS) coherent scatter high-frequency (HF) radar detected a quasi-constant level of backscatter power from the pumped ionosphere, indicating that saturated striations were formed for all pump beam directions. This indicates that the presence of upper-hybrid resonance is not sufficient to explain the angular sensitivity of the optical emissions. Peer-reviewed Publisher Version |
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Kosch, M. J. Bryers, C. Rietveld, M. T. Yeoman, Timothy Kenneth Ogawa, Y. |
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Kosch, M. J. Bryers, C. Rietveld, M. T. Yeoman, Timothy Kenneth Ogawa, Y. |
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Aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at EISCAT |
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Aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at EISCAT |
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Aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at EISCAT |
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Aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at EISCAT |
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Aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at EISCAT |
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aspect angle sensitivity of pump-induced optical emissions at eiscat |
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ENVELOPE(11.589,11.589,64.910,64.910) ENVELOPE(34.333,34.333,67.917,67.917) |
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