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Barbosa, D.D., Kurth, W.S., Cairns, I.H., Gurnett, D.A. and Poynter, R.L. (1990). Electrostatic electron and ion cyclotron harmonic waves in Neptune’s magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters 17: doi: 10.1029/90GL01024. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Voyager 2 observations of electrostatic electron and ion cyclotron waves detected in Neptune's magnetosphere are presented. Both types of emission appear in a frequency band above the electron and ion (proton) cyclotron frequencies, respectively, and are tightly confined to the magnetic equator occurring within a few degrees of it. The electron cyclotron waves are interpreted as electron Bernstein modes including an intense upper hybrid resonance emission excited by an unstable loss cone distribution of low-density superthermal electrons. The ion cyclotron waves are interpreted as hydrogen Bernstein modes including an intense lower hybrid resonance emission excited by an unstable ring distribution of low-density pickup N+ ions deriving from the satellite Triton. ¿American Geophysical Union 1990 |
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Magnetospheric Physics, Planetary magnetospheres |
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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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