Internal structure of a magnetic flux rope from Cluster observations

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作者：
Lui, A. T. Y. [1 ]
Dunlop, M. W.
Reme, H.
Kistler, L. M.
Gustafsson, G.
Zong, Q. -G.
机构：
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Appl Phys Lab, Laurel, MD 20723 USA
[2] Rutherford Appleton Lab, Space Sci & Technol Dept, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
[3] Ctr Etud Spatiale Rayonnements, F-31028 Toulouse, France
[4] Univ New Hampshire, Ctr Space Sci, Durham, NH 03824 USA
[5] Swedish Inst Space Phys, Uppsala Div, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
[6] Univ Massachusetts, Ctr Atmospher Res, Lowell, MA 02215 USA
来源：
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2007年 / 34卷 / 07期
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10.1029/2007GL029263
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要：
We investigate a magnetic flux rope (MFR) observed by Cluster in the magnetotail during a substorm on 2001 August 22. The MFR was aligned with its principal axis closely along the dawn-dusk direction and had a small size of similar to 2 R-E with a total current of similar to 0.8 MA. The four spacecraft traversed the MFR at different distances from its center based on the magnetic field signature. This fortuitous situation reveals the irregular magnetic field structure in its inner core, which is a feature reported here for the first time. At the leading edge, the y-component of the electric field was dawnward against the current density direction ( dynamo action) and the x-component of the Lorentz force was Earthward. These parameters reversed in direction at its trailing edge (load).
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