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Rypdal, Kristoffer; Ratynskaia, Svetlana; Kozelov, Boris; Klumov, Boris; Knapek, Christina (Working paper; Arbeidsnotat, 04-Mar-2008)[+][-]
Abstract: The notions of self-organised criticality (SOC) and turbulence are traditionally considered to be applicable to disjoint classes of phenomena. Nevertheless, scale-free burst statistics is a feature shared by turbulent as well as self-organised critical dynamics. It has also been suggested that another shared feature is universal non-gaussian probability density functions (PDFs) of global fluctuations. Here, we elucidate the unifying aspects through analysis of data from a laboratory dusty plasma monolayer. We compare analysis of experimental data with simulations of a two-dimensional (2D) many-body system, of 2D fluid turbulence, and a 2D SOC model, all subject to random forcing at small scales. The scale-free vortex cascade is apparent from structure functions as well as spatio-temporal avalanche analysis, the latter giving similar results for the experimental and all model systems studied. The experiment exhibits global fluctuation statistics consistent with a non-gaussian universal PDF, but the model systems yield this result only in a restricted range of forcing conditions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1859 File(s) in this item: 1
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Hall, Chris; Manson, A.H.; Meek, C.; Hagan, M.; Koshyk, J.; Franke, S.; Fritts, D.; Hocking, W.; Igarashi, K.; MacDougall, J.; Riggin, D.; Vincent, R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)[+][-]
Abstract: In an earlier paper (Manson et al., 1999a) tidal data (1990–1997) from six Medium Frequency Radars (MFR) were compared with the Global Scale Wave Model (GSWM, original 1995 version). The radars are located between the equator and high northern latitudes: Christmas Island (2° N), Hawaii (22° N), Urbana (40° N), London (43° N), Saskatoon (52° N) and Tromsø (70° N). Common harmonic analysis was applied, to ensure consistency of amplitudes and phases in the 75–95 km height range. For the diurnal tide, seasonal agreements between observations and model were excellent while for the semi-diurnal tide the seasonal transitions between clear solstitial states were less well captured by the model. Here the data set is increased by the addition of two locations in the Pacific-North American sector: Yamagawa 31° N, and Wakkanai 45° N. The GSWM model has undergone two additional developments (1998, 2000) to include an improved gravity wave (GW) stress parameterization, background winds from UARS systems and monthly tidal forcing for better characterization of seasonal change. The other model, the Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model (CMAM) which is a General Circulation Model, provides internally generated forcing (due to ozone and water vapour) for the tides. The two GSWM versions show distinct differences, with the 2000 version being either closer to, or further away from, the observations than the original 1995 version. CMAM provides results dependent upon the GW parameterization scheme inserted, but one of the schemes provides very useful tides, especially for the semi-diurnal component. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/561 File(s) in this item: 1
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Bekele, Meseret Kassa; Rapp, M.; Hartquist, T W; Havnes, Ove (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)[+][-]
Abstract: We report measurements of dust currents obtained with a small probe and a larger probe during the flight of the ECOMA-4 rocket through the summer polar mesosphere. The payload included two small dust probes behind a larger dust probe located centrally at the front. For certain phases of the payload rotation, the current registered by one of the small dust probes was up to 2 times the current measured with the larger probe, even though the effective collection area of the larger probe was 4 times that of the small one. We analyze the phase dependence of the currents and their difference with a model based on the assumption that the small probe was hit by charged dust fragments produced in collisions of mesospheric dust with the payload body. Our results confirm earlier findings that secondary charge production in the collision of a noctilucent cloud/Polar Summer Mesospheric Echo (NLC/PMSE) dust particle with the payload body must be several orders of magnitude larger than might be expected from laboratory studies of collisions of pure ice particles with a variety of clean surfaces. An important consequence is that for some payload configurations, one should not assume that the current measured with a detector used to study mesospheric dust is simply proportional to the number density of ambient dust particles. The higher secondary charge production may be due to the NLC/PMSE particles containing multiple meteoric smoke particles. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4964 File(s) in this item: 1
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Milovanov, Alexander V.; Chiaravalloti, Francesco; Zimbardo, Gaetano (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 14-Dec-2004)[+][-]
Abstract: We present the results of a numerical investigation of charged-particle transport across a synthesized magnetic configuration composed of a constant homogeneous background field and a multiscale perturbation component simulating an effect of turbulence on the microscopic particle dynamics. Our main goal is to analyze the dispersion of ideal test particles faced to diverse conditions in the turbulent domain. Depending on the amplitude of the background field and the input test particle velocity, we observe distinct transport regimes ranging from subdiffusion of guiding centers in the limit of Hamiltonian dynamics to random walks on a percolating fractal array and further to nearly diffusive behavior of the mean-square particle displacement versus time. In all cases, we find complex microscopic structure of the particle motion revealing long-time rests and trapping phenomena, sporadically interrupted by the phases of active cross-field propagation reminiscent of Levy-walk statistics. These complex features persist even when the particle dispersion is diffusive. An interpretation of the results obtained is proposed in connection with the fractional kinetics paradigm extending the microscopic properties of transport far beyond the conventional picture of a Brownian random motion. A calculation of the transport exponent for random walks on a fractal lattice is advocated from topological arguments. An intriguing indication of the topological approach is a gap in the transport exponent separating Hamiltonian-like and fractal random walk-like dynamics, supported through the simulation. Description: Dette er forfatternes aksepterte versjon. This is the author’s final accepted manuscript. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2083 File(s) in this item: 1
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Grydeland, Tom; Lind, F.D.; Holt, J.M.; Erickson, P.J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 31-Jan-2005)[+][-]
Abstract: Software infrastructure is a growing part of modern radio science systems. As part of developing a generic infrastructure for implementing Software Radar systems, we have developed a set of reusable signal processing components. These components are generic softwarebased implementations for use on general purpose computing systems. The components allow for the implementation of signal processing chains for radio frequency signal reception, correlation-based data processing, and crosscorrelation- based interferometry. The components have been used to implement the signal processing necessary for incoherent scatter radar signal reception and processing as part of the latest version of the Millstone Hill Data Acquisition System (MIDAS-W). Several hardware realizations with varying capabilities have been created, and these have been used successfully with different radars. We discuss the signal processing components in detail, describe the software patterns in which they are used, and show example data from the Millstone Hill, EISCAT Svalbard, and SOUSY Svalbard radars. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/552 File(s) in this item: 1
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Grujic, Katarina; Hole, JP; Wilkinson, JS; Hellesø, Olav Gaute (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2005)[+][-]
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Kozelov, Boris V; Rypdal, Kristoffer (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)[+][-]
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Manson, A.H.; Hall, Chris; Meek, C.E. (Journal article, 1998)[+][-]
Abstract: The spring of 1997 has represented a stable period of operation for the joint University of Tromsù / University of Saskatchewan MF radar, being between refurbishment and upgrades. We examine the horizontal winds from the February to June inclusive and also include estimates of energy dissipation rates derived from signal fading times and presented as upper limits on the turbulent energy dissipation rate, e. Here we address the periodicity in the dynamics of the upper mesosphere for time scales from hours to one month. Thus, we are able to examine the changes in the spectral signature of the mesospheric dynamics during the transition from winter to summer states. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/556 File(s) in this item: 1
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Milovanov, Alexander V.; Rasmussen, Jens Juul; Rypdal, Kristoffer (Working paper; Arbeidsnotat, 30-May-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: This paper is concerned with the connection between the properties of dielectric relaxation and ac (alternating-current) conduction in disordered dielectrics. The discussion is divided between the classical linear-response theory and a self-consistent dynamical modeling. The key issues are, stretched exponential character of dielectric relaxation, power-law power spectral density, and anomalous dependence of ac conduction coefficient on frequency. We propose a self-consistent model of dielectric relaxation, in which the relaxations are described by a stretched exponential decay function. Mathematically, our study refers to the expanding area of fractional calculus and we propose a systematic derivation of the fractional relaxation and fractional diffusion equations from the property of ac universality. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1856 File(s) in this item: 1
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Milovanov, Alexander V.; Rasmussen, Jens Juul; Rypdal, Kristoffer (Working paper; Arbeidsnotat, 22-Jul-2007)[+][-]
Abstract: There are many materials whose dielectric properties are described by a stretched exponential, the so-called Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW) relaxation function. Its physical origin and statistical-mechanical foundation have been a matter of debate in the literature. In this paper we suggest a model of dielectric relaxation, which naturally leads to a stretched exponential decay function. Some essential characteristics of the underlying charge conduction mechanisms are considered. A kinetic description of the relaxation and charge transport processes is proposed in terms of equations with time-fractional derivatives. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1857 File(s) in this item: 1
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Riccardi, Claudia; Fredriksen, Åshild; Magni, Simone (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, Oct-2004)[+][-]
Abstract: We report results from experiments performed to study how a DC bias with respect to the plasma potential is affecting the plasma states in the toroidal geometry of the Blaamann device in Tromso. In the experiments discussed here, a ring with smaller diameter than the limiter was centered inside the bulk of the plasma and its bias varied with respect to the plasma potential. In the electron saturation current regime of the ring, a significant reduction of the fluctuation levels was observed, and a shear in the poloidal velocity occurred at the lowfield side of the ring. This shear was positioned at the same radial position as the maximum of the radial transport when the ring was left floating or biased in the ion saturation current regime. For the latter ring biases, the poloidal velocities had no shear on the low-field side of the ring. Without the velocity shear, the radial transport was similar to previous experiments without ring. With the velocity shear, the radial transport was destroyed. This plasma state, with very low radial transport and fluctuation levels as well as plasma densities around 1017 m-3, is believed to provide a suitable plasma for wave propagation studies in a magnetized plasma with curved magnetic field lines without end effects. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1846 File(s) in this item: 1
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Lühr, H.; Hansen, T.L.; Rother, M.; Iyemori, T.; Lepping, R.P. (Journal article, 1998)[+][-]
Abstract: For the six months from 1 October 1993 to 1 April 1994 the recordings of the IMAGE magnetometer network have been surveyed in a search for large- amplitude travelling convection vortices (TCVs). The restriction to large amplitudes (>100 nT) was chosen to ensure a proper detection of evens also during times of high activity. Readings of all stations of the northern half of the IMAGE network were employed to check the consistency of the ground signature with the notation of a dual-vortex structure moving in an azimuthal direc- tion. Applying these stringent selection criteria we detected a total of 19 clear TCV events. The statistical properties of our selection resemble the expected char- acteristics of large-amplitude TCVs. New and unexpect- ed results emerged from the superposed epoch analysis. TCVs tend to form during quiet intervals embedded in moderately active periods. The occurrence of events is not randomly distributed but rather shows a clustering around a few days. These clusters recur once or twice every 27 days. Within a storm cycle they show up five to seven days after the commencement. With regard to solar wind conditions, we see the events occurring in the middle of the IMF sector structure. Large-amplitude TCVs seem to require certain conditions to make solar wind transients `geoeffective', which have the tendency to recur with the solar rotation period. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/566 File(s) in this item: 1
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Belova, E.; Kassa, M.; Havnes, O. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 23-Dec-2005)[+][-]
Abstract: We have considered the effect that a local reduction in the electron density (an electron bite-out), caused by electron absorption on to dust particles, can have on the artificial electron heating in the height region between 80 to 90 km, where noctilucent clouds (NLC) and the radar phenomenon PMSE (Polar Mesospheric Summer Echoes) are observed. With an electron density profile without biteouts, the heated electron temperature Te,hot will generally decrease smoothly with height in the PMSE region or there may be no significant heating effect present. Within a biteout Te,hot will decrease less rapidly and can even increase slightly with height if the bite-out is strong. We have looked at recent observations of PMSE which are affected by artificial electron heating, with a heater cycling producing the new overshoot effect. According to the theory for the PMSE overshoot the fractional increase in electron temperature Te,hot/Ti , where Ti is the unaffected ion temperature = neutral temperature, can be found from the reduction in PMSE intensity as the heater is switched on. We have looked at results from four days of observations with the EISCAT VHF radar (224MHz), together with the EISCAT heating facility. We find support for the PMSE overshoot and heating model from a sequence of observations during one of the days where the heater transmitter power is varied from cycle to cycle and where the calculated Te,hot/Ti is found to vary in proportion to the transmitter power. We also looked for signatures of electron bite-outs by examining the variation of Te,hot/Ti with height for the three other days. We find that the height variation of Te,hot/Ti is very different on the three days. On one of the days we see typically that this ratio can increase with height, showing the presence of a bite-out, while on the next day the heating factor mainly decreases with height, indicating that the fractional amount of dust is low, so that the electron density is hardly affected by it. On the third day there is little heating effect on the PMSE layer. This is probably due to a sufficiently high electron density in the atmosphere below the PMSE layer, so that the transmitted heater power is absorbed in these lower layers. On this day the D-region, as given by the UHF (933MHz) observations, extends deeper down in the atmosphere than on the other two days, indicating that the degree of ionization in and below the PMSE layers is higher as well. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/585 File(s) in this item: 1
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Rietveld, Michael T.; Gustavsson, B.; Sergienko, T.; Grydeland, Tom; La Hoz, Cesar; Kosch, M.J.; Brändström, B.U.E.; Leyser, T.B.; Isham, B.; Gallop, P.; Aso, T.; Ejiri, M.; Steen, A.; Kaila, K.; Jussila, J.; Holma, H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 28-Jul-2005)[+][-]
Abstract: The shape of the electron energy distribution has long been a central question in the field of highfrequency radio-induced optical emission experiments. This report presents estimates of the electron energy distribution function, fe(E), from 0 to 60 eV, based on optical multiwavelength (6300, 5577, 8446, 4278 A° ) data and 930-MHz incoherent scatter radar measurements of ion temperature, electron temperature and electron concentration. According to our estimate, the electron energy distribution has a depression at around 2 eV, probably caused by electron excitation of vibrational states in N2, and a high energy tail that is clearly supra-thermal. The temporal evolution of the emissions indicates that the electron temperature still plays an important role in providing electrons with energies close to 2 eV. At the higher energies the electron energy distribution has a nonthermal tail. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/553 File(s) in this item: 1
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Solheim, Jan Erik; Kepler, S.O.; Gonzalez Perez, Jose M.; Nather, R. Edward; Johannessen, Frank; Winget, Don E.; Nitta, Atsuko; Kleinman, S. J.; Metcalfe, Travis; Sekiguchi, Kazuhiro; Xiaojun, Jiang; Sullivan, Denis; Sullivan, Tiri; Janulis, Rimvydas; Meistas, Edmund; Kalytis, Romualdas; Krzesinski, Jurek; Ogloza, Waldemar; O’Donoghue, Darragh; Romero-Colmenero, Encarni; Martinez, Peter; Dreizler, Stefan; Deetjen, Jochen; Nagel, Thorsten; Schuh, Sonja L.; Vauclair, Gerard; Ning, Fu Jian; Chevreton, Michel; Kanaan, Antonio; Costa, Jos´e Eduardo; Costa, Alex Fabiano Murillo; Wood, Matt A.; Silvestri, Nicole; Ahrens, T.J.; Jones, Aaron Kyle; Collins, Ansley E.; Boyer, Martha; Mukadam, Anjum; Klumpe, Eric W.; Larrison, Jesse; Kawaler, Steve; Riddle, Reed; Ulla, Ana; Bradley, Paul (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 23-Jan-2003)[+][-]
Abstract: We report 323 hours of nearly uninterrupted time series photometric observations of the DBV star GD 358 acquired with the Whole Earth Telescope (WET) during May 23rd to June 8th, 2000. We acquired more than 232 000 independent measurements. We also report on 48 hours of time-series photometric observations in Aug 1996. We detected the non-radial g-modes consistent with degree ℓ = 1 and radial order 8 to 20 and their linear combinations up to 6th order. We also detect, for the first time, a high amplitude ℓ = 2 mode, with a period of 796 s. In the 2000 WET data, the largest amplitude modes are similar to those detected with the WET observations of 1990 and 1994, but the highest combination order previously detected was 4th order. At one point during the 1996 observations, most of the pulsation energy was transferred into the radial order k = 8 mode, which displayed a sinusoidal pulse shape in spite of the large amplitude. The multiplet structure of the individual modes changes from year to year, and during the 2000 observations only the k = 9 mode displays clear normal triplet structure. Even though the pulsation amplitudes change on timescales of days and years, the eigenfrequencies remain essentially the same, showing the stellar structure is not changing on any dynamical timescale. Description: This is the authors' accepted version of the article. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2036 File(s) in this item: 1
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Fynbo, J.U.; Østensen, R.; Gorosabe, J.; Solheim, Jan Erik; Dall, T.H.; Hjorth, J.; Pedersen, H.; Andersen, M.I.; Møller, P.; Holland, S.; Smail, I.; Kobayashi, N.; Rol, E.; Vreeswijk, P.; Vrba, F.; Burud, I.; Jensen, B.L.; Henden, A.; Thomsen, B.; Canzian, B.; Castro Cer´on, J.M.; Castro-Tirado, A.J.; Cline, T.; Goto, M.; Greiner, J.; Hanski, M.T.; Hurley, K.; Pursimo, T.; Lund, N.; Tanvir, N.; Terada, H. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 11-Apr-2001)[+][-]
Abstract: We present the discovery of the Optical Transient (OT) of the long–duration gamma-ray burst GRB 000926. The optical transient was detected independently with the Nordic Optical Telescope and at Calar Alto 22.2 hours after the burst. At this time the magnitude of the transient was R = 19.36. The transient faded with a decay slope of about 1.7 during the first two days after which the slope increased abruptly (within a few hours) to about 2.4. The light-curve started to flatten off after about a week indicating the presence of an underlying extended object. This object was detected in a deep image obtained one month after the GRB at R=23.87±0.15 and consists of several compact knots within about 5 arcsec. One of the knots is spatially coincident with the position of the OT and hence most likely belongs to the host galaxy. Higher resolution imaging is needed to resolve whether all the compact knots belong to the host galaxy or to several independent objects. In a separate paper we present a discussion of the optical spectrum of the OT, and its inferred redshift (Møller et al. in prep.). Description: This is the authors' manuscript URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2039 File(s) in this item: 1
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Costa, J. E. S.; Solheim, Jan Erik; Kepler, S. O.; Winget, D. E.; O’Brien, M. S.; Kawaler, S. D.; Costa, A. F. M.; Giovannini, O.; Kanaan, A.; Mukadam, A. S.; Mullally, F.; Nitta, A.; Provenc, J. L.; Shipman, H.; Wood, M. A.; Ahrens, T. J.; Grauer, A.; Kilic, M.; Bradley, P. A.; Sekiguchi, K.; Crowe, R.; Jiang, X. J.; Sullivan, D.; Sullivan, T.; Rosen, R.; Clemens, J. C.; Janulis, R.; O’Donoghue, D.; Ogloza, W.; Baran, A.; Silvotti, R.; Marinoni, S.; Vauclair, G.; Dolez, N.; Chevreton, M.; Dreizler, S.; Schuh, S.; Deetjen, J.; Nagel, T.; Gonzalez Perez, J. M.; Ulla, A.; Barstow, Martin; Burleigh, M.; Good, S.; Metcalfe, T.S.; Kim, S.-L.; Lee, H.; Sergeev, A.; Akan, M.C.; Çakırlı, Ö.; Paparo, M.; Viraghalmy, G.; Ashoka, B. N.; Handler, G.; Hürkal, Özlem; Johannessen, F.; Kleinman, S. J.; Kalytis, R.; Krzesinski, J.; Klumpe, E.; Larrison, J.; Lawrence, T.; Meištas, E.; Martinez, P.; Nather, R. E.; Fu, J.-N.; Pakštienė, E.; Rosen, R.; Romero-Colmenero, E.; Riddle, R.; Seetha, S.; Silvestri, N. M.; Vučković, M.; Warner, B.; Zola, S.; Althaus, L. G.; Córsico, A. H.; Montgomery, M. H. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)[+][-]
Abstract: Context. PG 1159-035, a pre-white dwarf with Teff ≃ 140 000 K, is the prototype of both two classes: the PG 1159 spectroscopic class and the DOV pulsating class. Previous studies of PG 1159-035 photometric data obtained with the Whole Earth Telescope (WET) showed a rich frequency spectrum allowing the identification of 122 pulsation modes. Analyzing the periods of pulsation, it is possible to measure the stellar mass, the rotational period and the inclination of the rotation axis, to estimate an upper limit for the magnetic field, and even to obtain information about the inner stratification of the star. Aims. We have three principal aims: to increase the number of detected and identified pulsation modes in PG 1159-035, study trapping of the star’s pulsation modes, and to improve or constrain the determination of stellar parameters. Methods. We used all available WET photometric data from 1983, 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2002 to identify the pulsation periods. Results. We identified 76 additional pulsation modes, increasing to 198 the number of known pulsation modes in PG 1159-035, the largest number of modes detected in any star besides the Sun. From the period spacing we estimated a mass M/M ⊙ = 0.59 ± 0.02 for PG 1159-035, with the uncertainty dominated by the models, not the observation. Deviations in the regular period spacing suggest that some of the pulsation modes are trapped, even though the star is a pre-white dwarf and the gravitational settling is ongoing. The position of the transition zone that causes the mode trapping was calculated at rc/R⋆ = 0.83 ± 0.05. From the multiplet splitting, we calculated the rotational period Prot = 1.3920 ± 0.0008 days and an upper limit for the magnetic field, B < 2000 G. The total power of the pulsation modes at the stellar surface changed less than 30% for ℓ = 1 modes and less than 50% for ℓ = 2 modes. We find no evidence of linear combinations between the 198 pulsation mode frequencies. PG 1159-035 models have not significative convection zones, supporting the hypothesis that nonlinearity arises in the convection zones in cooler pulsating white dwarf stars. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1845 File(s) in this item: 1
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Shumilov, N.; Sigernes, F.; Havnes, O.; Lloyd, N.; Lorentzen, D.A.; Neuber, R.; Hoppe, U.-P.; Degenstein, D.; Moen, J.; Gjessing, Y.; Skartveit, A.; Raustein, E.; Ørbæk, J.B.; Deehr, C.S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 27-Jul-2005)[+][-]
Abstract: On 6 December 2002, during winter darkness, an extraordinary event occurred in the sky, as viewed from Longyearbyen (78° N, 15° E), Svalbard, Norway. At 07:30 UT the southeast sky was surprisingly lit up in a deep red colour. The light increased in intensity and spread out across the sky, and at 10:00 UT the illumination was observed to reach the zenith. The event died out at about 12:30 UT. Spectral measurements from the Auroral Station in Adventdalen confirm that the light was scattered sunlight. Even though the Sun was between 11.8 and 14.6deg below the horizon during the event, the measured intensities of scattered light on the southern horizon from the scanning photometers coincided with the rise and setting of the Sun. Calculations of actual heights, including refraction and atmospheric screening, indicate that the event most likely was scattered solar light from a target below the horizon. This is also confirmed by the OSIRIS instrument on board the Odin satellite. The deduced height profile indicates that the scattering target is located 18–23km up in the stratosphere at a latitude close to 73–75° N, southeast of Longyearbyen. The temperatures in this region were found to be low enough for Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) to be formed. The target was also identified as PSC by the LIDAR systems at the Koldewey Station in Ny-Ålesund (79° N, 12° E). The event was most likely caused by solar illuminated type II Polar Stratospheric Clouds that scattered light towards Svalbard. Two types of scenarios are presented to explain how light is scattered. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/580 File(s) in this item: 1
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Tereshcenko, E.D.; Rietveld, Michael T.; Brekke, Asgeir; Khudukon, B.Z.; Isham, B.; Hagfors, T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 21-Nov-2006)[+][-]
Abstract: Satellite radio beacons were used in June 2001 to probe the ionosphere modified by a radio beam produced by the EISCAT high-power, high-frequency (HF) transmitter located near Tromsø (Norway). Amplitude scintillations and variations of the phase of 150- and 400-MHz signals from Russian navigational satellites passing over the modified region were observed at three receiver sites. In several papers it has been stressed that in the polar ionosphere the thermal self-focusing on striations during ionospheric modification is the main mechanism resulting in the formation of large-scale (hundreds of meters to kilometers) nonlinear structures aligned along the geomagnetic field (magnetic zenith effect). It has also been claimed that the maximum effects caused by small-scale (tens of meters) irregularities detected in satellite signals are also observed in the direction parallel to the magnetic field. Contrary to those studies, the present paper shows that the maximum in amplitude scintillations does not correspond strictly to the magnetic zenith direction because high latitude drifts typically cause a considerable anisotropy of small-scale irregularities in a plane perpendicular to the geomagnetic field resulting in a deviation of the amplitude-scintillation peak relative to the minimum angle between the line-of-sight to the satellite and direction of the geomagnetic field lines. The variance of the logarithmic relative amplitude fluctuations is considered here, which is a useful quantity in such studies. The experimental values of the variance are compared with model calculations and good agreement has been found. It is also shown from the experimental data that in most of the satellite passes a variance maximum occurs at a minimum in the phase fluctuations indicating that the artificial excitation of large-scale irregularities is minimum when the excitation of small-scale irregularities is maximum. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/912 File(s) in this item: 1
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Solheim, Jan Erik; Barstow, M.A.; Binette, L.; Brosch, N.; Cheng, F-Z.; Dennefeld, M.; Gomez de Castro, A.I.; Haubold, H.; van der Hucht, K.A.; Kappelmann, N.; Martinez, P.; Ribak, E.N.; Moisheev, A.; Pagano, I.; Sahade, J.; Wamsteker, W.; Werner, K.; Becker-Ross, H.; Florek, S.; Shustov, B. (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 17-Sep-2002)[+][-]
Abstract: The World Space Observatory is an unconventional space project proceeding via distributed studies. The present design, verified for feasibilty, consists of a 1.7-meter telescope operating at the second Largangian point of the Earth-Sun system. The focal plane instruments consist of three UV spectrometers covering the spectral band from Lyman alpha to the atmospheric cutoff with R~55,000 and offering long-slit capability over the same band with R~1,000. In addition, a number of UV and optical imagers view adjacent fields to that sampled by the spectrometers. Their performance compares well with that of HST/ACS and the spectral capabilities of WSO rival those of HST/COS. The WSO, as presently conceived, will be constructed and operated with the same distributed philosophy. This will allow as many groups and countries to participate, each contributing as much as feasible but allowing multi-national participation. Although designed originally with a conservative approach, the WSO embodies some innovative ideas and will allow a world-class mission to be realized with a moderate budget. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2042 File(s) in this item: 1
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