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Introduction
Plasmagram records
Velocity-field effect
Observing a fce+ resonance
On a plasmagram, the resonance appears as a tall streak offset on the high frequency side of fce. They sometimes appear alongside mid-altitude echoes, where the starting frequency of an echo is the median frequency of the nearby resonance, but there is no consistent interdependency. Such resonances are different from the familiar fQn resonances and thermal mode spikes.
During the months of interest, program 57 in RPI allows the identification of resonances as low as 20 kHz and as high as 320 kHz. The program sends a 3.2 ms pulse at each frequency; the spectral spacing is 1.2 kHz. Resonances have been seen at frequencies lower than 20 kHz using other programs, but the upper 320 kHz limit is safe because when fce approaches 320 kHz, the value of fpe/fce ~ 1 (IMAGE close to Earth) and allows WM signals to be dominant.

(a) Resonance observed on May 07, 2004 at 16:56:24. (b) Resonance observed on May 07, 2004 at 17:01:24. (c) Resonance observed on May 07, 2004 at 17:1124. (d) Resonance observed on May 07, 2004 at 17:16:24.
Distribution of gyrofrequency and plasma frequency

Distribution of global parameters

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Records of fce+ resonances
February 2002
March 2002
May 2002
June 2002
July 2002
August 2002
September 2002
December 2002
February 2004
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May 2004
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004*
March 2005
April 2005
May 2005
July 2005
August 2005*
Resonances at second gyroharmonic
* Offers the best spectral resolution because program 38 was run.
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