@article{Chen:2013:10.1063/1.4811008,
author = {Chen, CHK and Howes, GG and Bonnell, JW and Mozer, FS and Klein, KG and Bale, SD},
doi = {10.1063/1.4811008},
journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
pages = {143--146},
title = {Kinetic Scale Density Fluctuations in the Solar Wind},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4811008},
volume = {1539},
year = {2013}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We motivate the importance of studying kinetic scale turbulence forunderstanding the macroscopic properties of the heliosphere, such as theheating of the solar wind. We then discuss the technique by which kinetic scaledensity fluctuations can be measured using the spacecraft potential, includinga calculation of the timescale for the spacecraft potential to react to thedensity changes. Finally, we compare the shape of the density spectrum at ionscales to theoretical predictions based on a cascade model for kineticturbulence. We conclude that the shape of the spectrum, including the ion scaleflattening, can be captured by the sum of passive density fluctuations at largescales and kinetic Alfven wave turbulence at small scales.
AU  - Chen,CHK
AU  - Howes,GG
AU  - Bonnell,JW
AU  - Mozer,FS
AU  - Klein,KG
AU  - Bale,SD
DO  - 10.1063/1.4811008
EP  - 146
PY  - 2013///
SP  - 143
TI  - Kinetic Scale Density Fluctuations in the Solar Wind
T2  - AIP Conference Proceedings
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4811008
VL  - 1539
ER  - 

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