References to aid in the use and understanding
of the RIMS data set


Instrument Description Papers

Chappell, C. R., S. A. Fields, C. R. Baugher, J. H. Hoffman, W. B. Hanson, W. W. Wright, H. D. Hammack, G. R. Carignan, and A. F. Nagy, The Retarding Ion Mass Spectrometer on Dynamics Explorer-A, Space Sci. Instrum., 5, 477, 1981.

Fields, S. A., C. R. Baugher, C. R. Chappell, D. L. Reasoner, H. D. Hammack, W. W. Wright, and J. H. Hoffman, Instrument manual for the retarding ion mass spectrometer on Dynamics Explorer-1, NASA TM-82484, 1982.

Olsen, R. C., R. H. Comfort, M. O. Chandler, T. E. Moore, J. H. Waite, Jr., D. L. Reasoner, and A. P. Biddle, DE 1 RIMS operational characteristics, NASA TM-86527, 1985.Checked reference

Analysis Technique Papers

Biddle, A. P., T. E. Moore, and C. R. Chappell, Evidence for ion heat flux in the light ion polar wind, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 8552, 1985.

Chandler, M. O., and C. R. Chappell, Observations of the flow of the H+ and He+ along magnetic field lines in the plasmasphere, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 8847, 1986.

Comfort, R. H., C. R. Baugher, and C. R. Chappell, Use of the thin sheath approximation for obtaining ion temperatures from the ISEE-1 limited aperture RPA, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 5709, 1982.

Comfort, R. H. , J. H. Waite, Jr., and C. R. Chappell, Thermal ion temperature from the retarding ion mass spectrometer on DE-1, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 3475, 1985.

Comfort, R. H. and M. O. Chandler, Semi-empirical analytical model for the spin modulation of RPA fluxes, J. Spacecraft Roc., 27, 577, 1990.

Giles, B. L., Inner magnetosphere circulation of thermal ions inferred from observed pitch angle distributions, Ph.D. thesis, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1993.

Pollock, C. J., M. O. Chandler, T. E. Moore, J. H. Waite, Jr., C. R. Chappell, and D. A. Gurnett, A survey of upwelling ion event characteristics, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 18,969-18,980, 1990.

Waite, J. H., Jr., D. L. Gallagher, M. O. Chandler, R. C. Olsen, R. H. Comfort, J. F. E. Johnson, C. R. Chappell, W. K. Peterson, D. Weimer, S. D. Shawhan, and E. G. Shelley, Plasma and wave observations of a Pc5 wave event, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 11,147, 1986.

Additional Science References

Boardsen, S. A., D. L. Gallagher, D. A. Gurnett, W. K. Peterson, and J. L. Green, Funnel-shaped, low-frequency equatorial waves, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 14,967, 1992.

Brace, L. H., C. R. Chappell, M. O. Chandler, R. H. Comfort, J. L. Horwitz, and. W. R. Hoegy, F-region electron temperature signatures of the plasmapause based on Dynamics Explorer 1 and 2 measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 1896, 1988.

Carpenter, D. L., A. J. Smith, B. L. Giles, C. R. Chappell, and P. M. E. DŽcrŽau, A case study of plasma structure in the dusk sector associated with enhanced magnetospheric convection, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 1157-1166, 1992.

Carpenter, D. L., B. L. Giles, C. R. Chappell, P. M. E. DŽcrŽau, R. R. Anderson, A. M. Persoon, A. J. Smith, Y. Corcuff, and P. Canu, Plasmasphere dynamics in the duskside bulge region; a new look at an old topic, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 19,243-19,271, 1993.

Chandler, M. O., J. U. Kozyra, J. L. Horwitz, R. H. Comfort, W. K. Peterson, and L. H. Brace, Modeling of the thermal plasma in the outer plasmasphere: A magnetospheric heat source, in Modeling Magnetospheric Plasma Processes, Geophys. Mono. Series #62, G. R. Wilson (ed.), Am. Geophys. Union, Washington, DC, pp. 101-105, 1991.

Chandler, M. O., J. H. Waite, Jr., T. E. Moore, Observations of polar ion outflows, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 1421, 1991.

Chappell, C. R., Initial observations of thermal plasma composition and energetics from Dynamics Explorer-1, Geophys. Res. Lett., 9, 929-932, 1982.

Chappell, C. R., The terrestrial plasma source: A new perspective in solar-terrestrial processes from Dynamics Explorer, Rev. Geophys., 26, 229, 1988.

Chappell, C. R., J. L. Green, J. F. E. Johnson, and J. H. Waite, Jr., Pitch angle variations in magnetospheric thermal plasma Đ initial observations from Dynamics Explorer-1, Geophys. Res. Lett., 9, 933-936, 1982.

Chappell, C. R., R. C. Olsen, J. L. Green, J. F. E. Johnson, and J. H. Waite, Jr., The discovery of nitrogen ions in the earth's magnetosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 9, 937-940, 1982.

Chappell, C. R., T. E. Moore, and J. H. Waite, Jr., The ionosphere as a fully adequate source of plasma for the earth's magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 77, 6104, 1987.

Comfort, R. H., Plasmasphere thermal structure as measured by ISEE-2 and DE-1, Adv. Space Res., 6, 31-40, 1986.

Comfort, R. H., I. T. Newberry, and C. R. Chappell, Preliminary statistical survey of plasmaspheric ion properties from observations by DE-1/RIMS, in Modeling Magnetospheric Plasma Processes, Geophys. Mono. Series #62, G. R. Wilson (ed.), Am. Geophys. Union, Washington, DC, pp. 107-114, 1991.

Craven, P. D., R. C. Olsen, C. R. Chappell, and L. Kakani, Observations of molecular ions in the earth's magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 7599-7605, 1985.

Craven, P. D., R. H. Comfort, D. L. Gallagher, and R. West, A study of the statistical behavior of ion temperatures from DE1/RIMS, in Modeling Magnetospheric Plasma Processes, Geophys. Mono. Series #62, G. R. Wilson (ed.), Am. Geophys. Union, Washington, DC, pp. 173, 1991.

Decreau, P. M. E., D. Carpenter, C. R. Chappell, R. H. Comfort, J. L. Green, R. C. Olsen, and J. H. Waite, Jr., Latitudinal plasma distribution in the dusk plasmaspheric bulge: Refilling phase and quasi-equilibrium state, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 6929-6943, 1986.

Delcourt, D. C., B. L. Giles, C. R. Chappell, and T. E. Moore, Low-energy bouncing ions in the magnetosphere: A three-dimensional numerical study of Dynamics Explorer 1 data, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 1859, 1988.

Engebretson, M. J., L. J. Cahill, Jr., J. H. Waite, Jr., D. L. Gallagher, M. O. Chandler, M. Sugiura, and D. R. Weimer, Wave and plasma observations during a compressional Pc5 wave event, August 10, 1982, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 6884, 1986.

Farthing, W. H., M. Sugiura, B. G. Ledley and L. J. Cahill, Jr., Magnetic field observations on DE-A, Space Sci. Instrum., 5, 551, 1981.

Gallagher, D. L., J. D. Menietti, A. K. Persoon, J. H. Waite, Jr., and C. R. Chappell, Evidence of high densities and ion outflows in the polar cap during recovery phase, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 3321, 1986.

Gallagher, D. L., and. P. D. Craven, Initial development of a new empirical model of the Earth's inner magnetosphere for density, temperature, and composition, Modeling Magnetospheric Plasma, Geophys. Mono. Series #44, T. E. Moore and J. H. Waite Jr., eds., pp. 61-65, 1988.

Gallagher, D L., P. D. Craven, and R. H. Comfort, An empirical model of the Earth's plasmasphere, Adv. Space Res., 8, 15, 1988.Checked reference

Giles, B. L., C. R. Chappell, J. H. Waite, Jr., T. E. Moore, and J. L. Horwitz, Dynamic evolution of low-energy ions in the terrestrial magnetosphere, in Modeling Magnetospheric Plasma, Geophys. Mono. Series #44, T. E. Moore and J. H. Waite, Jr. (eds.), Am. Geophys. Union, Washington, DC, p. 177, 1988.

Giles, B. L., C. R. Chappell, T. E. Moore, R. H. Comfort, and J. H. Waite, Jr., A statistical survey of pitch angle distributions in core (0-50 eV) ions from Dynamics Explorer 1, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 1994.

Green, J. L., J. H. Waite, Jr., C. R. Chappell, M. O. Chandler, J. R. Doupnik, P. G. Richards, R. Heelis, S. D. Shawhan, and L. H. Brace, Observations of ionospheric-magnetospheric coupling: DE and Chatanika coincidences, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 5803, 1986.

Horwitz, J. L. Core plasma in the magnetosphere, Rev. Geophys., 25, 579, 1987.

Horwitz, J. L., R. H. Comfort, and C. R. Chappell, Thermal ion composition measurements of the formation of the new outer plasmasphere and double plasmapause during storm recovery phase, Geophys. Res., Lett., 11, 701-704, 1984.

Horwitz, J. L., J. H. Waite, Jr., and T. E. Moore, Supersonic ion outflows in the polar magnetosphere via the geomagnetic spectrometer, Geophys. Res., Lett. 12, 757, 1985.

Horwitz, J. L., S. Menteer, J. Turnley, J. L. Burch, J. D. Winningham, C. R. Chappell, J. D. Craven, L. A. Frank, and D. W. Slater, Plasma boundaries in the inner magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 8861, 1986.

Horwitz, J. L., L. H. Brace, R. H. Comfort, and C. R. Chappell, Dual spacecraft measurements of plasmasphere and ionosphere structure, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 11,203-11,216, 1986.

Horwitz, J. L., R. H. Comfort, and C. R. Chappell, Plasmasphere and plasmapause characteristics as measured by DE-1, Adv. Space Res., 6, 21-29, 1986.

Horwitz, J. L., R. H. Comfort, and C. R. Chappell, A statistical characterization of plasmasphere structure and boundary locations, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 7937, 1990.

Horwitz, J. L., R. H. Comfort, P. G. Richards, M. O. Chandler, C. R. Chappell, P. Anderson, W. B. Hanson, and L. H. Brace, Plasmasphere-ionosphere coupling, 2, Ion composition measurements at plasmaspheric and ionospheric altitudes and comparison with modeling results, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 7949, 1990.

Horwitz, J. L., T. E. Moore, B. L. Giles, G. R. Wilson, C. W. Ho, J. Lin, and K. Swinney, Kinetic features of core plasmas in the magnetosphere: A new generation of observations and simulations, J. Geomag. Geoelect., 43, 275, 1991.

Horwitz, J. L., C. J. Pollock. T. E. Moore, J. L. Burch, J. D. Winningham, J. D. Craven, L. A. Frank, and A. Persoon, The polar cap environment of outflow O+, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 8361, 1992.

Kozyra, J. U., E. G. Shelley, R. H. Comfort, L. H. Brace, T. E. Cravens, and A. F. Nagy, The role of ring current O+ in the formation of stable auroral red arcs, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 7487-7502, 1987.

Kozyra, J. U., T. E. Cravens, A. F. Nagy, D. A. Gurnett, R. L. Huff, R. H. Comfort, J. H. Waite, Jr., L. H. Brace, R. A. Hoffman, J. D. Winningham, J. L. Burch, and W. K. Peterson, Satellite observations of new particle and field signatures associated with SAR arc field lines at magnetospheric heights, Adv. Space Res., 7, (8)3-(8)6, 1987.

Kozyra, J. U., M. O. Chandler, D. C. Hamilton, W. K. Peterson, D. M. Klumpar, D. W. Slater, M. J. Buonsanto, and H. C. Carlson, The role of ring current nose events in producing stable auroral red arc intensification during the main phase: Observations during the September 19-24, 1984, equinox transition study. J. Geophys. Res., 98, 9267, 1993.

Lin, N., M. J. Engebretson, L. A. Reinleitner, J. V. Olsen, D. L. Gallagher, L. J. Cahill, Jr., J. A. Slavin, and A. M. Persoon, Field and thermal observations of ULF pulsations during a magnetically disturbed interval, Geophys. Res., Lett., 97, 14,859, 1992.

Lockwood, M., J. H. Waite, Jr., T. E. Moore, J. F. E. Johnson, and C. R. Chappell, A new source of suprathermal O+ ions near the dayside polar cap boundary, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 4099-4116, 1985.

Lockwood, M., M. O. Chandler, J. L. Horwitz, J. H. Waite, Jr., T. E. Moore, and C. R. Chappell, The cleft ion fountain, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 9736, 1985.

Lockwood, M., T. E. Moore, J. H. Waite, Jr., C. R. Chappell, J. L. Horwitz, and R. A. Heelis, The geomagnetic mass spectrometer - mass and energy dispersions of ionospheric ion flows into the magnetosphere, Nature, 316, 612, 1985.

Menietti, J. D., J. L. Burch, R. L. Williams, D. L. Gallagher, and J. H. Waite, Jr., Statistical study of enhanced ion fluxes in the outer plasmasphere, in Ion Acceleration in the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere, Geophys. Mono. Series #38, Tom Chang (ed.), Am. Geophys. Union, Washington, DC, p.172, 1985.

Menietti, J. D., D. L. Gallagher, and J. L. Burch, Statistical study of ion flows in the dayside and nightside plasmasphere, Planet. Space Sci., 36, 693, 1988.

Moore, T. E., Origins of magnetospheric plasma, U.S. National Report to International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 1987-1990, Rev. Geophys., 1039-1048, 1991. Checked reference

Moore, T. E., C. R. Chappell, M. Lockwood, and J. H. Waite, Jr., Superthermal ion signatures of auroral acceleration processes, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 1611, 1985.

Moore, T. E., M. Lockwood, M. O. Chandler, J. H. Waite, Jr., C. R. Chappell, A. Persoon, and M. Sugiura, Upwelling O+ ion source characteristics, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 7019, 1986.

Moore, T. E., D. L. Gallagher, J. L. Horwitz, and R. H. Comfort, MHD wave breaking in the outer plasmasphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 14, 1007, 1987.

Moore, T. E., M. O. Chandler, C. R. Chappell, C. J. Pollock, J. H. Waite, Jr., J. L. Horwitz, and C. R. Wilson, Features of terrestrial plasma transport, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond., A328, 235-254, 1989.

Nagai, T., J. H. Waite, Jr., J. L. Green, C. R. Chappell, R. C. Olsen, and R. H. Comfort, First measurements of supersonic polar wind in the polar magnetosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 11, 669-672, 1984.

Newberry, I. T., R. H. Comfort, P. G. Richards, and. C. R. Chappell, Thermal He+ in the plasmasphere: Comparison of observations with numerical calculations, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 265, 1989.

Olsen, R. C., D. L. Gallagher, C. R. Chappell, J. L. Green, and S. D. Shawhan, A potential control method for thermal plasma measurements on the DE-1 spacecraft, in Proceedings of the 17th ESLAB symposium on spacecraft/plasma interactions, A. Pedersen, D. Guyenne, and J. Hunt (eds), ESA Scientific & Technical Publications Branch, ESTEC: Noordwijk, ESA SP-198, p. 177, 1983.

Olsen, R. C., C. R. Chappell, D. L. Gallagher, J. L. Green, and D. A. Gurnett, The hidden ion population: Revisited, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 12,121, 1985.

Olsen, R. C., Charging characteristics of Dynamics Explorer I Retarding Ion Mass Spectrometer and the consequence for core plasma measurements, Technical Report, NPS-61-89-014, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1989.

Olsen, R. C., C. R. Chappell, J. L. Burch, Aperture plane potential control for thermal ion measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 3117-3129, 1986.

Olsen, R. C., S. D. Shawhan, D. L. Gallagher, J. L. Green, C. R. Chappell, and R. R. Anderson, Plasma observations at the Earth's magnetic equator, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 2385-2407, 1987.

Pollock, C. J., C. R. Chappell, J. L. Horwitz, and J. D. Winningham, Two-spacecraft charged particle observations interpreted in terms of electrostatic potential drops along polar cap field lines, in Modeling Magnetospheric Plasma Processes, Geophys. Mono. Series #62, G. R. Wilson (ed.), Am. Geophys. Union, Washington, DC, p. 111, 1991.

Roberts, W. T., Jr., J. L. Horwitz, R. H. Comfort, J. H. Waite, Jr., J. L. Green, and C. R. Chappell, Heavy ion enhancements in the outer plasmasphere, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 13,499-13,512, 1987.

Samir, U., R. H. Comfort, C. R. Chappell, and N. H. Stone, Observations of low energy ions in the wake of a magnetospheric satellite, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 5725-5736, 1986.

Singh, N., and J. L. Horwitz, Plasmasphere refilling: Recent observations and modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 1049, 1992.

Waite, J. H., Jr., T. Nagai, J. F. E. Johnson, C. R. Chappell, J. L. Burch, T. L. Killeen, P. B. Hays, G. R. Carignan, W. K. Peterson and E. G. Shelley, Escape of suprathermal O+ ions in the polar cap., J. Geophys. Res., 90, 1619, 1985.

Waite, J. H., Jr., M. Lockwood, T. E. Moore, M. O. Chandler, J. L. Horwitz, and C. R. Chappell, Solar wind control of the geomagnetic mass spectrometer, in Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Coupling, edited by Y. Kamide and J. A. Slavin, 707-716, 1986.

Zhang, X., R. H. Comfort, Z. E. Musielak, T. E. Moore, D. L. Gallagher, and J. L. Green, Propagation characteristics of Pc3 compressional waves generated at the dayside magnetopause, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 15,403, 1993.


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