Localization of ultra-low frequency waves in multi-ion plasmas of the planetary magnetosphere

Kim, Eun -Hwa; Johnson, Jay R.; Lee, Dong -Hun

doi:10.5140/jass.2015.32.4.289

Title: Localization of ultra-low frequency waves in multi-ion plasmas of the planetary magnetosphere

Abstract

By adopting a 2D time-dependent wave code, we investigate how mode-converted waves at the Ion-Ion Hybrid (IIH) resonance and compressional waves propagate in 2D density structures with a wide range of field-aligned wavenumbers to background magnetic fields. The simulation results show that the mode-converted waves have continuous bands across the field line consistent with previous numerical studies. These waves also have harmonic structures in frequency domain and are localized in the field-aligned heavy ion density well. Lastly, our results thus emphasize the importance of a field-aligned heavy ion density structure for ultra-low frequency wave propagation, and suggest that IIH waves can be localized in different locations along the field line.

Authors:

^[1]; Johnson, Jay R. ^[1]; Lee, Dong -Hun ^[2]

Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Kyung Hee Univ., Yongin (Korea)

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE; Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Korea, Republic of)

OSTI Identifier:: 1254689

Report Number(s):: PPPL-5211
Journal ID: ISSN 2093-5587

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466; NNH09AM53I; NNH09AK63I; NNH11AR07I; NNX14AM27G; NNH14AY20I; ATM0902730; AGS-1203299

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 32; Journal Issue: 4; Related Information: This work was facilitated by the Max Planck/Princeton Center for Plasma Physics. The work at the Kyung Hee University was also supported by the BK21 Plus Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea, funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.; Journal ID: ISSN 2093-5587

Publisher:: The Korean Space Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ultra-low frequency waves; electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves; ion-ion hybrid resonance; mode conversion; wave-wave interaction

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                    Kim, Eun -Hwa, Johnson, Jay R., and Lee, Dong -Hun. Localization of ultra-low frequency waves in multi-ion plasmas of the planetary magnetosphere.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
Web.  doi:10.5140/jass.2015.32.4.289.

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                    Kim, Eun -Hwa, Johnson, Jay R., & Lee, Dong -Hun. Localization of ultra-low frequency waves in multi-ion plasmas of the planetary magnetosphere.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.5140/jass.2015.32.4.289

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                    Kim, Eun -Hwa, Johnson, Jay R., and Lee, Dong -Hun. Thu .  
"Localization of ultra-low frequency waves in multi-ion plasmas of the planetary magnetosphere".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.5140/jass.2015.32.4.289.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1254689.

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@article{osti_1254689,

  title        = {Localization of ultra-low frequency waves in multi-ion plasmas of the planetary magnetosphere},

  author       = {Kim, Eun -Hwa and Johnson, Jay R. and Lee, Dong -Hun},

  abstractNote = {By adopting a 2D time-dependent wave code, we investigate how mode-converted waves at the Ion-Ion Hybrid (IIH) resonance and compressional waves propagate in 2D density structures with a wide range of field-aligned wavenumbers to background magnetic fields. The simulation results show that the mode-converted waves have continuous bands across the field line consistent with previous numerical studies. These waves also have harmonic structures in frequency domain and are localized in the field-aligned heavy ion density well. Lastly, our results thus emphasize the importance of a field-aligned heavy ion density structure for ultra-low frequency wave propagation, and suggest that IIH waves can be localized in different locations along the field line.},

  doi          = {10.5140/jass.2015.32.4.289},

  journal      = {Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences},

  number       = 4,

  volume       = 32,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015},

  month        = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015}

}

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