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Fitzenreiter & Burlaga 1978
Fitzenreiter, R.J. and Burlaga, L.F. (1978). Structure of current sheets in magnetic holes at 1 AU. Journal of Geophysical Research 83: doi: 10.1029/JA080i012p05579. issn: 0148-0227.

Current density profiles in several types of interplanetary magnetic holes have been calculated using high-resolution Imp 6 magnetic field data (12.5 vector measurements/s), assuming that the currents flow in planar sheets and that the magnetic field varies only in the direction normal to the sheet. The planarity was verified in four holes which were observed by two suitably spaced spacecraft. The structure of the current sheets ranges from very simple in some holes to very complex in others. Four types of simple magnetic holes are discussed. in which B varies nearly monotonically on each side of the hole. In two of the holes, B varies in intensity but not in direcion as a result of current normal to B. In the other two holes, B changes in both magnitude and direction as a result of currents both normal and parallel to B. The observed structures are found to be qualitatively consistent with the models of Burlaga and Lemaire, which are based on self-consistent solutions of Vlasov's equation and Maxwell's equations. Examples of complex irregular magnetic holes are also presented, and they are shown to contain multiple current sheets in which currents flow parallel to one another at various angles with respect to B. There is no model of such magnetic holes at present.

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