Abstract Typical EISCAT (European Incoherent Scatter) radar experiments may frequently involve measurements of plasmas which are not in thermal equilibrium. The errors involved in using the standard analysis procedures in such cases are investigated by computing theoretical incoherent scatter spectra, appropriate to the F-region auroral ionosphere, using a non-Maxwellian ion velocity distribution function. Realistic experimental data are then simulated to match the input requirements of the EISCAT analysis package and the errors in the derived ion and electron temperatures estimated by comparing the fitted values with the simulation inputs.


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    Title :

    Non-Maxwellian ion velocity distributions and their effects on the interpretation of the incoherent scatter spectra


    Contributors:
    Løvhaug, U.P. (author) / La Hoz, C. (author) / Buchert, S. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 12 , 6 ; 235-239


    Publication date :

    1991-01-01


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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