Cosmo-physical effects in structure of the daily and yearly periods of change in the shape of the histograms constructed by results of measurements of alpha-activity Pu-239As shown in the previous publications, the shape of the histograms constructed by measurements of alpha-activity of samples of Pu-239, changes with periods equal approximately 24 hours, 27 days, and…S. E. Shnoll, K. I. Zenchenko, N. V. Udaltsova·Apr 13, 2005SaveLearn
Measurement of the electric fluctuation spectrum of magnetohydrodynamic turbulenceMagnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the solar wind is observed to show the spectral behavior of classical Kolmogorov fluid turbulence over an inertial subrange and departures from this at short…S. D. Bale, P. J. Kellogg, F. S. Mozer et al.·Mar 12, 2005SaveLearn
The Transition from Anti-Parallel to Component Magnetic ReconnectionWe study the transition between anti-parallel and component collisionless magnetic reconnection with 2D particle-in-cell simulations. The primary finding is that a guide field ≈ 0.1 times as…M. Swisdak, J. F. Drake, M. A. Shay et al.·Mar 8, 2005SaveLearn
Magnetic Storm-substorm Relationship and Some Associated IssuesThe impinging solar wind and its magnetic field perturbed the Earth's magnetosphere and create magnetic storms and substorms. The Earth's magnetosphere expands (contracts) during periods of…E. P. Savov·Feb 2, 2005SaveLearn
Numerical Investigations of Kuiper Belt BinariesObservations of the Kuiper Belt indicate that a larger than expected percentage of KBO's (approximately 8 out of 500) are in binary pairs. The formation and survival of such objects presents a…R. C. Nazzario, T. W. Hyde·Jan 20, 2005SaveLearn
Construction of a PZT Sensor Network for Low and Hypervelocity Impact DetectionOrbital debris is a constraint on the long-term health of any spacecraft and must be considered during mission planning. Varying mechanisms have been proposed to quantify the problem. Assessment of…J. A. Carmona, M. Cook, M. Cooper et al.·Jan 10, 2005SaveLearn
Experiments with rotating collimators cutting out pencil of alpha-particles at radioactive decay of Pu-239 evidence sharp anisotropy of spaceAs shown in our previous experiments fine structure of histograms of alpha-activity measurements serve as a sensitive tool for investigation of cosmo-physical influences. Particularly, the histograms…S. E. Shnoll, I. A. Rubinshtejn, K. I. Zenchenko et al.·Jan 2, 2005SaveLearn
The specific form of histograms presenting the distribution of data of alpha-decay measurements appears simultaneously in the moment of New Moon in different points from Arctic to AntarcticIt is shown that fine structure of distributions of fluctuations in different processes depends on position of the Earth with respect of the Moon. The same form of histogram was observed at New Moon…S. E. Shnoll K. I. Zenchenko, S. N. Shapovalov, E. S. Gorshkov et al.·Dec 23, 2004SaveLearn
Reconnection in the Centre of the Near-Earth Plasma Sheet: Control by Plasma Drifts and Magnetic Flux Convection close to the EarthConvection inside the magnetosphere can be regarded as the transfer of magnetic flux and plasma from the magnetotail into the nightside and then convection and drift from there to the dayside. As in…Gerald Atkinson·Dec 18, 2004SaveLearn
Scaling and a Fokker-Planck model for fluctuations in geomagnetic indices and comparison with solar wind epsilon as seen by WIND and ACEThe evolution of magnetospheric indices on temporal scales shorter than that of substorms is characterized by bursty, intermittent events that may arise from turbulence intrinsic to the magnetosphere…B. Hnat, S. C. Chapman, G. Rowlands·Dec 10, 2004SaveLearn
Fine structure of histograms of alpha-activity measurements depends on direction of alpha particles flow and the Earth rotation: experiments with collimatorsThe fine structure of histograms of measurements of 239Pu alpha-activity varies periodically, and the period of these variations is equal to sidereal day (1436 minutes). The periodicity is not…Simon E. Shnoll, Konstantin I. Zenchenko, Iosas I. Berulis et al.·Dec 1, 2004SaveLearn
Magnetic turbulence in the plasma sheetSmall-scale magnetic turbulence observed by the Cluster spacecraft in the plasma sheet is investigated by means of a wavelet estimator suitable for detecting distinct scaling characteristics even in…Z. Vörös, W. Baumjohann, R. Nakamura et al.·Nov 25, 2004SaveLearn
The Accuracy of IRI in the Description of Development of the Equatorial (Appleton) AnomalyAn accuracy of the last version of International Reference Ionosphere IRI-2001 at low latitudes is tested by a detailed comparison of longitudinal variations in the equatorial anomaly development…Yurii V. Dumin·Nov 12, 2004SaveLearn
Scaling and singularity characteristics of solar wind and magnetospheric fluctuationsPreliminary results are presented which suggest that scaling and singularity characteristics of solar wind and ground based magnetic fluctuations appear to be a significant component in the solar…Z. Vörös, D. Jankovičová, P. Kovács·Nov 5, 2004SaveLearn
Gravitation and Electromagnetic Wave Propagation with Negative Phase VelocityGravitation has interesting consequences for plane wave propagation in a vacuum. The propagation of plane waves with phase velocity directed opposite to the the time-averaged Poynting vector is…Tom G. Mackay, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Sandi Setiawan·Oct 27, 2004SaveLearn
Multi-scale magnetic field intermittence in the plasma sheetThis paper demonstrates that intermittent magnetic field fluctuations in the plasma sheet exhibit transitory, localized, and multi-scale features. We propose a multifractal based algorithm, which…Z. Vörös, W. Baumjohann, R. Nakamura et al.·Oct 22, 2004SaveLearn
Wavelet analysis of magnetic turbulence in the Earth's plasma sheetRecent studies provide evidence for the multi-scale nature of magnetic turbulence in the plasma sheet. Wavelet methods represent modern time series analysis techniques suitable for the description of…W. Baumjohann, R. Nakamura, A. Runov et al.·Oct 12, 2004SaveLearn
On the probability distribution function of small scale interplanetary magnetic field fluctuationsIn spite of a large number of papers dedicated to study MHD turbulence in the solar wind there are still some simple questions which have never been sufficiently addressed like: a)do we really know…R. Bruno, B. Bavassano, V. Carbone et al.·Sep 13, 2004SaveLearn
A Gauge Condition for Studying the Origin of Intrinsic MagnetospheresWe propose an analytical model based on the solution of the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations for studying the origin of intrinsic magnetospheres. For this purpose, we reveal a new gauge condition…M. Mendoza, J. Morales·Sep 1, 2004SaveLearn
Exact periodic solutions of the Liouville equation and the "snake" of density in JETThe "snake" is a persistent density perturbation at the rational q-surfaces after pellet injection. Together with other phenomena (density pinch and profile resiliancy) it can be traced back…F. Spineanu, M. Vlad·Aug 31, 2004SaveLearn
Stable Spatial Langmuir SolitonsWe study localized two- and three-dimensional Langmuir solitons in the framework of model based on generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation that accounts for local and nonlocal contributions to…T. A. Davydova, A. I. Yakimenko, Yu. A. Zaliznyak·Aug 5, 2004SaveLearn
An Alternative Approach to Explaining Magnetospheric ProcessesThis paper gives a brief outline of the progression from the first substorm model developed in [Ponomarev, 1985; Sedykh, Ponomarev, 2002] based on C.F. Kennel's ideas, to the present views about…E. A. Ponomarev, P. A. Sedykh·Jul 28, 2004SaveLearn
Titan's Atomic and Molecular Nitrogen ToriShematovich et al. (2003) recently showed plasma induced sputtering in Titan's atmosphere is a source of neutral nitrogen in Saturn's magnetosphere comparable to the photo-dissociation…H. T. Smith, R. E. Johnson, V. I. Shematovich·Jul 21, 2004SaveLearn
One-point statistics and intermittency of induced electric field in the solar windThe interplanetary induced electric field e=vxb is studied, using solar wind time series. The probability distribution functions (PDFs) of the electric field components are measured from the data and…Luca Sorriso-Valvo, Vincenzo Carbone, Roberto Bruno·May 26, 2004SaveLearn
The Capabilities of the EISCAT Svalbard Radar for Inter-hemispheric Coordinated StudiesIn this article we want to present the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) in some detail, as well as some of the instruments of interest for ionospheric and magnetospheric research that are located in the…Tom Grydeland, Anja Strømme, Tony van Eyken et al.·Apr 21, 2004SaveLearn