Experimental identification of electrostatic plasma waves within ion conic acceleration regionsThe identification of electrostatic modes in the ionospheric and magnetospheric plasma is a difficult process. Some success has been achieved with electrostatic hydrogen cyclotron waves where Doppler broadening is insignificant and with zero-frequency turbulence where the spectrum is entirely Doppler shifted. However, it is not yet possible to identify specific modes in regions of transverse ion acceleration. If the modes are assumed to exist, some limits can be placed on their electric field amplitudes. An experimental technique to measure wavelength directly, thereby circumventing problems created by Doppler shifting, is reviewed.
Document ID
19870050101
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kintner, P. M. (Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)