In situ evidence of the modification of the parallel propagation of EMIC waves by heated He+ ions

Yuan, Zhigang; Yu, Xiongdong; Wang, Dedong; Huang, Shiyong; Li, Haimeng; Yu, Tao; Qiao, Zheng; Wygant, John R.; Funsten, Herbert O.

doi:10.1002/2016JA022573

In situ evidence of the modification of the parallel propagation of EMIC waves by heated He⁺ ions

Journal Article · Thu Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JA022573· OSTI ID:1473808

Yuan, Zhigang ^[1]; Yu, Xiongdong ^[1]; Wang, Dedong ^[1]; Huang, Shiyong ^[1]; Li, Haimeng ^[1]; Yu, Tao ^[1]; Qiao, Zheng ^[1]; Wygant, John R. ^[2]; ^[3]

Wuhan Univ. (China). School of Electronic Information
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). School of Physics and Astronomy
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

With observations of the Van Allen Probe B, we report in situ evidence of the modification of the parallel propagating electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves by heated He⁺ ions. In the outer boundary of the plasmasphere, accompanied with the He⁺ ion heating, the frequency bands of H⁺ and He⁺ for EMIC waves merged into each other, leading to the disappearance of a usual stop band between the gyrofrequency of He⁺ ions (Ω_He+) and the H⁺ cutoff frequency (ω_H+co) in the cold plasma. Moreover, the dispersion relation for EMIC waves theoretically calculated with the observed plasma parameters also demonstrates that EMIC waves can indeed parallel propagate across Ω_He+. Therefore, this work provides an in situ evidence of the modification of the parallel propagation of EMIC waves by heated He⁺ ions.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1473808

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--17-29397

Journal Information:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 121; ISSN 2169-9380

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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