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A new test for Alfvén waves in interplanetary space |
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| Authors: | A J Owens |
| Institution: | 1. Dept. of Physics, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill., USA |
| Abstract: | A method of testing for the existence of Alfvén waves using only magnetic-field data is given. It is shown that cross-spectral analysis of the magnetic-field components can be a useful tool in distinguishing between Alfvén waves and magnetosonic waves in interplanetary space. |
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