Observations of electron vorticity in the inner plasma sheet

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From a limited number of observations it appears that vorticity is a common feature in the inner plasma sheet. With the four Cluster spacecraft and the four PEACE instruments positioned in a tetrahedral configuration, for the first time it is possible to directly estimate the electron fluid vorticity in a space plasma. We show examples of electron fluid vorticity from multiple plasma sheet crossings. These include three time periods when Cluster passed through a reconnection ion diffusion region. Enhancements in vorticity are seen in association with each crossing of the ion diffusion region. © Author(s) 2011.

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Gurgiolo, C., Goldstein, M. L., Viñas, A. F., Matthaeus, W. H., & Fazakerley, A. N. (2011). Observations of electron vorticity in the inner plasma sheet. Annales Geophysicae, 29(9), 1517–1527. https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1517-2011

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