Frederic Pitout
Max Planck Society
16 Papers
116 Citations
Frederic Pitout is an academic researcher from Max Planck Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Magnetopause & Cusp (anatomy). The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of Frederic Pitout include European Space Research and Technology Centre.
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Papers
Cluster observations of a field aligned current at the dawn flank of a bursty bulk flow
Kristian Snekvik,Stein Haaland,Nikolai Østgaard,Hiroshi Hasegawa,Rumi Nakamura,Taku Takada,Taku Takada,Liisa Juusola,Olaf Amm,Frederic Pitout,H. Rème,B. Klecker,E. A. Lucek +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a bursty bulk flow (BBF) in the outer central plasma sheet was observed with the Cluster satellites, located approximately 19 RE downtail, close to the midnight sector in the Southern Hemisphere.
Cluster survey of the mid-altitude cusp: 1. size, location, and dynamics
TL;DR: In this paper, a statistical study of four years of Cluster crossings of the mid-altitude cusp is presented, where the authors define the cusp properties, sort the interplanetary magnetic field conditions or behaviors into classes, and determine the proper time delay between the solar wind monitors and Cluster.
TC1 and Cluster observation of an FTE on 4 January 2005: a close conjunction
Jingxu Wang,M. W. Dunlop,Zuyin Pu,Xu-Zhi Zhou,Xinggong Zhang,Yong Wei,S. Y. Fu,C. J. Xiao,Andrew Fazakerley,H. E. Laakso,Matthew Taylor,Y. V. Bogdanova,Frederic Pitout,Jackie A. Davies,Q.-G. Zong,C. Shen,Z. X. Liu,Chris Carr,C. H. Perry,Henri Rème,Iannis Dandouras,Philippe Escoubet,Christopher J. Owen +22 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported observations of a Flux Transfer Event (FTE) signature at the dayside magnetopause, which was consecutively observed on 4 January 2005 by both the Double Star/TC1 spacecraft and the Cluster quartet.
Temporal evolution of a staircase ion signature observed by Cluster in the mid‐altitude polar cusp
C. P. Escoubet,J. M. Bosqued,Jean Berchem,Karlheinz Trattner,Matthew Taylor,Frederic Pitout,H. E. Laakso,Arnaud Masson,Malcolm Dunlop,H. Rème,Iannis Dandouras,Andrew Fazakerley +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the Cluster string of pearls configuration to investigate temporal variations of ion precipitation in the mid-altitude polar cusp and observed a continuous reconnection during about 9 minutes.
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Two sources of magnetosheath ions observed by Cluster in the mid-altitude polar cusp
C. P. Escoubet,Jean Berchem,J. M. Bosqued,Karlheinz Trattner,Matthew Taylor,Frederic Pitout,C. Vallat,H. E. Laakso,Arnaud Masson,M. W. Dunlop,H. Rème,Iannis Dandouras,Andrew Fazakerley +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation to display the topology of the magnetic field and locate the sources of the ions during the double cusp event.
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