Electromagnetic tornadoes in space. Ion conics along auroral field lines generated by lower hybrid waves and electromagnetic turbulence in the ion-cyclotron range of frequencies

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6399792

Chang, T; Crew, G B; Retterer, J M

The exotic phenomenon of energetic ion-conic formation by plasma waves in the magnetosphere is considered. Two particular transverse heating mechanisms are reviewed in detail: lower-hybrid energization of ions in the boundary layer of the plasma sheet, and electromagnetic ion cyclotron resonance heating in the central region of the plasma sheet. Mean particle calculations, plasma simulations, and analytical treatments of the heating processes are described.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Center for Space Research
• OSTI ID: 6399792
• Report Number(s): AD-A-200763/1/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Pub. in Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 49, 61-74(1988)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AURORAE
PLASMA WAVES
PLASMA SHEET
ICR HEATING
LOWER HYBRID HEATING
HEATING
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
IONS
PARTICLES
RESONANCE
SIMULATION
TURBULENCE
CHARGED PARTICLES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE
HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING
PLASMA HEATING
RADIATIONS
640201* - Atmospheric Physics- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena