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Richter, Ingo; Auster, Hans-Ulrich; Berghofer, Gerhard; Carr, Chris; Cupido, Emanuele; Fornaçon, Karl-Heinz; Goetz, Charlotte; Heinisch, Philip; Koenders, Christoph; Stoll, Bernd; Tsurutani, Bruce T.; Vallat, Claire; Volwerk, Martin; Glassmeier, Karl-Heinz

Two-point observations of low-frequency waves at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the descent of PHILAE: comparison of RPCMAG and ROMAP

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Two-point observations of low-frequency waves at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during the descent of PHILAE: comparison of RPCMAG and ROMAP
  • Contributor: Richter, Ingo; Auster, Hans-Ulrich; Berghofer, Gerhard; Carr, Chris; Cupido, Emanuele; Fornaçon, Karl-Heinz; Goetz, Charlotte; Heinisch, Philip; Koenders, Christoph; Stoll, Bernd; Tsurutani, Bruce T.; Vallat, Claire; Volwerk, Martin; Glassmeier, Karl-Heinz
  • imprint: Copernicus GmbH, 2016
  • Published in: Annales Geophysicae
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.5194/angeo-34-609-2016
  • ISSN: 1432-0576
  • Keywords: Space and Planetary Science ; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ; Atmospheric Science ; Geology ; Astronomy and Astrophysics
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  • Description: <jats:p>Abstract. The European Space Agency's spacecraft ROSETTA has reached its final destination, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Whilst orbiting in the close vicinity of the nucleus the ROSETTA magnetometers detected a new type of low-frequency wave possibly generated by a cross-field current instability due to freshly ionized cometary water group particles. During separation, descent and landing of the lander PHILAE on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, we used the unique opportunity to perform combined measurements with the magnetometers onboard ROSETTA (RPCMAG) and its lander PHILAE (ROMAP). New details about the spatial distribution of wave properties along the connection line of the ROSETTA orbiter and the lander PHILAE are revealed. An estimation of the observed amplitude, phase and wavelength distribution will be presented as well as the measured dispersion relation, characterizing the new type of low-frequency waves. The propagation direction and polarization features will be discussed using the results of a minimum variance analysis. Thoughts about the size of the wave source will complete our study. </jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access