Observation of Oblique Lower Band Chorus Generated by Nonlinear Three-Wave Interaction

Teng, S.; Zhao, J.; Tao, X.; Wang, S.; Reeves, G. D.

doi:10.1029/2018GL078765

Observation of Oblique Lower Band Chorus Generated by Nonlinear Three-Wave Interaction

Journal Article · Fri Jun 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078765· OSTI ID:1558059

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Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China); Collaborative Innovation Center of Astronautical Science and Technology (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Nanjing (China). Purple Mountain Observatory
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Space Sciences Division and the New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Oblique whistler mode waves have been suggested to play an important role in radiation belt electron dynamics. Recently, Fu et al. [2017] proposed that highly oblique lower band whistler waves could be generated by nonlinear three-wave resonance. Here we present the first observational evidence of such process, using Van Allen Probes data, where an oblique lower band chorus wave is generated by two quasi-parallel waves through nonlinear three-wave interaction. The wave resonance condition is satisfied even in the presence of frequency chirping of one of the pump waves. Different from the simulation results of Fu et al. [2017], simultaneous particle data do not show a plateau in the electron distribution, which could be due to the very weak intensity of the generated waves. These results should help to better understand the generation of oblique waves in the inner magnetosphere and their relative roles in energetic electron dynamics.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: NASA; USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1558059

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--18-31204

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 45; ISSN 0094-8276

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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