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dc.contributor.authorBroeren, T.
dc.contributor.authorKlein, K.G.
dc.contributor.authorTenBarge, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorDors, I.
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, O.W.
dc.contributor.authorVerscharen, D.
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-29T20:25:28Z
dc.date.available2021-11-29T20:25:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationBroeren, T., Klein, K. G., TenBarge, J. M., Dors, I., Roberts, O. W., & Verscharen, D. (2021). Magnetic Field Reconstruction for a Realistic Multi-Point, Multi-Scale Spacecraft Observatory. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences.
dc.identifier.issn2296-987X
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fspas.2021.727076
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/662439
dc.description.abstractFuture in situ space plasma investigations will likely involve spatially distributed observatories comprised of multiple spacecraft, beyond the four and five spacecraft configurations currently in operation. Inferring the magnetic field structure across the observatory, and not simply at the observation points, is a necessary step towards characterizing fundamental plasma processes using these unique multi-point, multi-scale data sets. We propose improvements upon the classic first-order reconstruction method, as well as a second-order method, utilizing magnetometer measurements from a realistic nine-spacecraft observatory. The improved first-order method, which averages over select ensembles of four spacecraft, reconstructs the magnetic field associated with simple current sheets and numerical simulations of turbulence accurately over larger volumes compared to second-order methods or first-order methods using a single regular tetrahedron. Using this averaging method on data sets with fewer than nine measurement points, the volume of accurate reconstruction compared to a known magnetic vector field improves approximately linearly with the number of measurement points. © Copyright © 2021 Broeren, Klein, TenBarge, Dors, Roberts and Verscharen.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.
dc.rightsCopyright © 2021 Broeren, Klein, TenBarge, Dors, Roberts and Verscharen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcurlometer
dc.subjectmagnetic fields
dc.subjectmulti-spacecraft analysis
dc.subjectplasma physics
dc.subjectspace mission analysis
dc.subjectspace physics
dc.subjectspacecraft
dc.subjectvector field reconstruction
dc.titleMagnetic Field Reconstruction for a Realistic Multi-Point, Multi-Scale Spacecraft Observatory
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dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona
dc.contributor.departmentLunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
dc.identifier.journalFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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dc.source.journaltitleFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
refterms.dateFOA2021-11-29T20:25:28Z


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Copyright © 2021 Broeren, Klein, TenBarge, Dors, Roberts and Verscharen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
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