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Pritchett, P.L., Karimabadi, H. and Omidi, N. (1989). Generation mechanism of whistler waves produced by electron beam injection in space. Geophysical Research Letters 16: doi: 10.1029/89GL01350. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Electromagnetic particle simulations are used to determine the generation mechanism of the whistler waves observed in connection with the artificial injection of electron beams in the ionosphere. The production of the waves is shown to be closely connected with the beam-plasma interaction, which leads to the formation of a current structure which acts like an antenna and emits the whistler waves in a coherent manner. This process, in contrast to a mechanism involving amplification of radiation by a whistler mode plasma instability within the beam, allows the whistlers to be generated even though the beam width is less than one wavelength. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989 |
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Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma waves and instabilities |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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