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ExB Velocity Data is Local: A Cut-off Layer (Localized Backscattering) is Present for Data Inside Rs
High frequency channels probe outside of density peak (FIR):
Confirms localized backscattering (up to field-null radius)
Density Profile Evolution
2 1 0
Cut-off: 43.9 GHz 42 GHz
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RsRs 102030
43.9 GHz
42 GHz
24 ms
10 ms
0.6
0.4 0.2 0
-0.2 -0.4 -0.6
ne (1019 m-3)
r(m)
-0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 r (m)
Time (ms)
DBS Launch
HTPD Conference 2020 Presenter: Lothar Schmitz
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