Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Statistical properties of internal modulation in pulsating aurora

Abstract. We statistically investigated the occurrence characteristics of internal modulation (IM), a rapid intensity modulation of a few hertz embedded in pulsating aurora (PsA), using high-speed ground-based optical data obtained with qCMOS cameras. For datasets acquired at Kir...

Ionospheric currents and auroral signatures during successive earthward bursty bulk flows and dipolarization: a 7 December 2023 case study

Earthward bursty bulk flows (BBFs) in the central plasma sheet are frequently accompanied by dipolarization fronts, and together they account for a large fraction of the energy and momentum transported from the magnetotail to the high-latitude ionosphere through field-aligned cur...

Flying through the plasmasphere to optimize low-energy ion measurements

The Juice flyby of Earth in August 2024 gave us the first chance to evaluate the performance of the Jovian Plasma Dynamics and Composition analyzer (JDC) in environments similar to those expected at Jupiter. JDC is one of the sensors belonging to the Particle Environment Package...

Occurrence and controls of ~ 1 Hz waves in Mercury’s magnetosphere: insights from MESSENGER observations

<title>Abstract</title> Mercury’s magnetosphere is highly dynamic, with processes occurring on much shorter spatial and temporal scales than at Earth due to its weak magnetic field and proximity to the Sun. Wave-driven transport of energy and momentum is a key manifestation of th...