METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE PROPERTIES OF CYCLOTRON HARMONIC-WAVES FROM THE PERPENDICULAR DISPERSION-RELATION

被引:10
作者
LEMBEGE, B [1 ]
机构
[1] EUROPEAN SPACE AGCY,DEPT SPACE SCI,DIV SPACE PLASMA PHYS,NOORDWIJK,NETHERLANDS
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D O I
10.1017/S0022377800010072
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
A theoretical method is proposed for predicting the properties of the backward propagating cyclotron harmonic waves from the simple dispersion curve for perpendicular propagation. This method is illustrated for the frequency range 1 < ω/ωc < 2, where ω and ωc are, respectively, the wave and electron cyclotron frequencies, and is applicable from very low to infinite plasma densities. The behaviour of the backward propagating cyclotron harmonic wave in the whole propagation space and then in the real space can be easily deduced. The method can be extended to any dispersion branch of backward cyclotron harmonic waves. © 1979, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
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页码:231 / 244
页数:14
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