Email this article Characteristics of the Plasma Disturbance Excited at Altitudes of 450–500 km During the “Sura” Facility Operation
- Authors: Frolov V.L.1,2, Lukyanova R.Y.3, Belov A.S.1,4, Bolotin I.A.1, Dobrovolsky M.N.3, Ryabov A.O.1, Shorokhova E.A.4
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Affiliations:
- Radiophysical Research Institute of N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
- Kazan (Volga) Federal University
- Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Yu. E. Sedakov Research Institute of Measuring Systems, Branch of Russian Federation Nuclear Center—All-Russia Research Institute of Experimental Physics
- Issue: Vol 61, No 5 (2018)
- Pages: 319-331
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0033-8443/article/view/243884
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11141-018-9893-4
- ID: 243884
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Abstract
We discuss the results of measuring characteristics of the artificial plasma disturbances excited at altitudes of 450–500 km with the ionospheric F2 layer modified by high-power HF radio waves from the Sura facility. It is found that at these altitudes there are plasma temperature and density variations in the HF-perturbed magnetic flux tube. No ducts with increased plasma density that were previously observed at altitudes of about 660 km were detected. The results of the studies are compared with the data from the DEMETER satellite and the results of radiotomographic measurements. It is noted that the field-aligned currents induced in a perturbed ionosphere during the Sura operation were detected for the first time using SWARM satellites.
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V. L. Frolov
Radiophysical Research Institute of N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod; Kazan (Volga) Federal University
Author for correspondence.
Email: frolov@nirfi.unn.ru
Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod; Kazan
R. Yu. Lukyanova
Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: frolov@nirfi.unn.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. S. Belov
Radiophysical Research Institute of N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod; Yu. E. Sedakov Research Institute of Measuring Systems, Branch of Russian Federation Nuclear Center—All-Russia Research Institute of Experimental Physics
Email: frolov@nirfi.unn.ru
Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod; Nizhny Novgorod
I. A. Bolotin
Radiophysical Research Institute of N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Email: frolov@nirfi.unn.ru
Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod
M. N. Dobrovolsky
Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: frolov@nirfi.unn.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. O. Ryabov
Radiophysical Research Institute of N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Email: frolov@nirfi.unn.ru
Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod
E. A. Shorokhova
Yu. E. Sedakov Research Institute of Measuring Systems, Branch of Russian Federation Nuclear Center—All-Russia Research Institute of Experimental Physics
Email: frolov@nirfi.unn.ru
Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod
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