Abstract
<p>At the leading edges of reconnection jets in the magnetotail, commonly referred to as Dipolarization Fronts (DF), strong fluctuations in the electric field δE and the magnetic field δB are observed. Recent results from a fully kinetic PIC simulation (Nakamura et al., 2019) demonstrate that a Lower Hybrid Drift Instability-driven (LHDI) disturbance at the DF front region can be responsible for these electric and magnetic field fluctuations. These findings are well in line with an observed event (Liu at al., 2018), comparable to the simulated plasma conditions. However, a general experimental validation under a wider range of conditions yet remains absent. The present work experimentally investigates δE and δB fluctuations for a selection of DF events between July 2017 and September 2018 using Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission data. Aiming for a statistical approach, the analysis consists of a quantitative evaluation of dynamic wave power spectra of both δE and δB in the lower hybrid frequency range. Furthermore, propagation properties of associated wave structures are analyzed and related to present plasma conditions. Findings include the identification of peak wave power occurrence times relative to the magnetic DF structure and the associated density gradient.</p>
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