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DOI | 10.1002/2017GL074681 |
In situ observations of magnetosonic waves modulated by background plasma density | |
Yuan, Zhigang1; Yu, Xiongdong1; Huang, Shiyong1; Wang, Dedong1; Funsten, Herbert O.2 | |
2017-08-16 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 44期号:15 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China; Mexico |
英文摘要 | We report in situ observations by the Van Allen Probe mission that magnetosonic (MS) waves are clearly relevant to the background plasma number density. As the satellite moved across dense and tenuous plasma alternatively, MS waves occurred only in lower density region. As the observed protons with "ring" distributions provide free energy, local linear growth rates are calculated and show that magnetosonic waves can be locally excited in tenuous plasma. With variations of the background plasma density, the temporal variations of local wave growth rates calculated with the observed proton ring distributions show a remarkable agreement with those of the observed wave amplitude. Therefore, the paper provides a direct proof that background plasma densities can modulate the amplitudes of magnetosonic waves through controlling the wave growth rates. Plain Language Summary For generation of magnetosonic waves, background plasma was proposed to be a key factor in theory, but clear observations have not been provided, so far. In this letter, we report on in situ satellite observations that background plasma densities can modulate the amplitudes of magnetosonic waves through controlling the wave growth rates. This modulation mechanism is expected to reveal the spacial distribution of MS waves and its role in evolution of the radiation belts. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000408379000008 |
WOS关键词 | RADIATION |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/27872 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Wuhan Univ, Sch Elect Informat, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China; 2.Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM, Mexico |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Yuan, Zhigang,Yu, Xiongdong,Huang, Shiyong,et al. In situ observations of magnetosonic waves modulated by background plasma density[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2017,44(15). |
APA | Yuan, Zhigang,Yu, Xiongdong,Huang, Shiyong,Wang, Dedong,&Funsten, Herbert O..(2017).In situ observations of magnetosonic waves modulated by background plasma density.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,44(15). |
MLA | Yuan, Zhigang,et al."In situ observations of magnetosonic waves modulated by background plasma density".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 44.15(2017). |
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