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Modeling of Cluster's electric antennas in space: Application to plasma diagnostics

Sundkvist, D.; Pickett, J.; Lefebvre, B. +2 more

The main characteristics of the long-boom electric antennas installed on board the Cluster satellites are derived from finite element modeling in a kinetic and isotropic space plasma, in the frequency range of about 1-100 kHz. The model is based on the surface charge distribution method in quasi-static conditions. The impedances of both types of a…