Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Pioneer 9 electric field experiment

III: Radial gradients and storm observations

  • Published:
Astrophysics and Space Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We present a detailed analysis of the Pioneer 9 VLF electric field observations for 20 selected storm periods covering a heliocentric range extending from 0.754 AU to 0.99 AU. Although data from only two low frequency channels are available, the results of the present study tend to confirm the preliminary speculation by Scarf and Siscoe (1971) that the turbulentE-field spectrum in the disturbed solar wind has a significant radial gradient.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Barnes, A., Brandt, J. C., Hartle, R. E., and Wolff, C. L.: 1972,Cosmic Electrodyn. 3, 254.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chao, J. K. and Goldstein, B.: 1972,J. Geophys. Res. 77, 5455.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leer, E. and Holzer, T. E.: 1972,J. Geophys. Res. 77, 4035.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hollweg, J. V. and Jokipii, J. R.: 1972,J. Geophys. Res. 77, 3311.

    Google Scholar 

  • Perkins, F.: 1972, ‘Heat Conductivity, Plasma Instabilities, and Radio Star Scintillations in the Solar Wind’, Princeton University Technical Report, PPL-AP59.

  • Scarf, F. L.: 1970,Space Sci. Rev. 11, 234.

    Google Scholar 

  • Scarf, F. L. and Siscoe, G. L.: 1971,Cosmic Electrodyn. 2, 44.

    Google Scholar 

  • Scarf, F. L., Green, I. M., and Crook, G. M.: 1971,Cosmic Electrodyn. 1, 496.

    Google Scholar 

  • Scarf, F. L., Greenstadt, E. W., Wolfe, J. H., and Colburn, D. S.: 1972,J. Geophys. Res. 77, 3317.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schulz, M. and Eviatar, A.: 1972,Cosmic Electrodyn. 2, 402.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wolfe, J. H., Collard, H. R., Mihalov, J. D., and McKibbin, D. D.: 1972,EOS 53, 1057.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Space Sciences Dept., TRW Systems Group, 90278, Redondo Beach, Calif., USA

    F. L. Scarf, I. M. Green & J. S. Burgess

Authors
  1. F. L. Scarf
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. I. M. Green
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. J. S. Burgess
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Scarf, F.L., Green, I.M. & Burgess, J.S. The Pioneer 9 electric field experiment. Astrophys Space Sci 20, 499–507 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642219

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642219

Keywords

Search

Navigation