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Onsager et al. 1990
Onsager, T.G., Thomsen, M.F., Gosling, J.T. and Bame, S.J. (1990). Electron distributions in the plasma sheet boundary layer: Time-of-flight effects. Geophysical Research Letters 17: doi: 10.1029/90GL02035. issn: 0094-8276.

The electron edge of the plasma sheet boundary layer lies lobeward of the ion edge. Measurements obtained near the electron edge of the boundary layer reveal low-speed cutoffs for earthward and tailward-flowing electrons. These cutoffs progress to lower speeds with deeper penetration into the boundary layer, and are consistently lower for the earthward-directed electrons than for the tailward-directed electrons. The cutoffs and their variation with distance from the edge of the boundary layer can be consistently interpreted in terms of a time-of-flight effect on recently reconnected magnetic field lines. the observed cutoff speeds are used to estimate the downtail location of the reconnection site. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1990

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Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma sheet
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