Generation of hiss beyond plasmapause by magnetosonic waves |
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Authors: | KG Bhatia GS Lakhina |
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Institution: | Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Colaba, Bombay 400 005, India |
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Abstract: | Magnetosonic waves near the harmonics of proton cyclotron frequency can become unstable in the presence of oxygen ions in the ring current. For cos θ = 0 (θ being the angle between the wave vector and the geomagnetic field) the growth rates are peaked at some optimum value of the oxygen ion density, whereas for cos θ ≠ 0 they are reduced with the increase of oxygen ion density. The presence of hot oxygen ions can generate instability near the harmonics of oxygen cyclotron frequency. The growth rates are enhanced with the increase of cos θ. This mechanism can generate discrete spectrum of ELF hiss beyond the plasmapause. |
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