The modified two stream instability at nonmagnetic planets

Journal Article · Tue Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3533196· OSTI ID:21506960

Bingham, R; Kellett, B J ^[1]; Shapiro, V D; Uecer, D ^[2]; Quest, K B ^[3]

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1. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon, OX11 0QX (United Kingdom)
2. Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92091 (United States)
3. ECE Department, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92091 (United States)

We describe the role the modified two stream instability plays in the interaction of the solar wind with non-magnetized planets. The instability leads to the production of energetic electrons that can be responsible for the observed x-ray emission.

• OSTI ID: 21506960
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1306, Issue 1; Conference: Workshop on new frontiers in advanced plasma physics, Trieste (Italy), 5-16 Jul 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3533196; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON BEAMS
EMISSION
INTERACTIONS
PLANETS
PLASMA DENSITY
SOLAR WIND
TAIL ELECTRONS
TWO-STREAM INSTABILITY
X RADIATION
X-RAY SPECTRA
BEAMS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
INSTABILITY
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEPTON BEAMS
LEPTONS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
RADIATIONS
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SPECTRA
STELLAR ACTIVITY
STELLAR WINDS