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Dynamics and instability of electron phase-space tubes.

D L Newman1, M V Goldman, M Spector

  • 1CIPS, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0390, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|February 15, 2001
PubMed
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Beam-driven turbulence in the ionosphere creates phase-space tubes. A new theory explains their vibrations and instability, matching simulation results for auroral plasma phenomena.

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Area of Science:

  • Plasma physics
  • Space physics
  • Ionospheric physics

Background:

  • Turbulence in the ionosphere is driven by energetic particle beams.
  • Phase-space structures, like electron holes, are observed in plasmas.
  • Understanding these structures is key to auroral phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the formation and dynamics of phase-space tubes in 2D simulations.
  • To develop a theoretical model for the vibrations of these tubes.
  • To explore the instability of these vibrations when coupled to other plasma waves.

Main Methods:

  • Two-dimensional kinetic simulations of beam-driven plasma.
  • Development of a theoretical model for phase-space tube vibrations.
  • Comparison of theoretical predictions with simulation data.

Main Results:

  • Simulations show the formation and instability of phase-space tubes.
  • The developed theory accurately predicts tube vibration frequencies.
  • The theory correctly predicts instability when tubes couple to electrostatic whistlers.

Conclusions:

  • Phase-space tubes are a significant feature of 2D auroral ionosphere turbulence.
  • The theoretical model provides a quantitative explanation for observed phenomena.
  • Resonant coupling to electrostatic whistlers is a key mechanism for tube instability.

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