Lower-hybrid waves generated by anomalous Doppler resonance in auroral plasmas

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作者
Bingham, R. [1 ,2 ]
Cairns, R. A. [2 ]
Vorgul, I. [2 ]
Shapiro, V. D. [3 ]
机构
[1] Rutherford Appleton Lab, Chilton OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
[2] Univ St Andrews, Dept Sch Math & Stat, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife, Scotland
[3] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Phys, La Jolla, CA 92091 USA
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会; 英国科学技术设施理事会;
关键词
X-RAY-EMISSION; TRANSVERSE ION-ACCELERATION; SOLITARY STRUCTURES; HORSESHOE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE-ACCELERATION; ELECTRON ACCELERATION; SUPRAURORAL REGION; SOUNDING ROCKET; FIELD LINES; SOLAR-WIND;
D O I
10.1017/S002237780999078X
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
This paper describes sonic aspects of lower-hybrid wave activity in space plasmas. Lower-hybrid waves are particularly important since they can transfer energy efficiently between electrons and ions in a collisionless magnetized plasma. We consider the 'fan' or anomalous Doppler resonance instability driven by energetic electron tails and show that it is responsible for the generation of lower-hybrid waves. We also demonstrate that observations of their intensity are sufficient to drive the modulational instability.
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页码:539 / 546
页数:8
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