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Non-equilibrium Microwave Plasma for Efficient High Temperature Chemistry
Published on: August 1, 2017
Mode conversion of waves in the ion-cyclotron frequency range in magnetospheric plasmas
1Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology and Euratom-VR Association, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden and Laboratory for Plasma Physics, ERM/KMS, Association "EURATOM-Belgian State," TEC Partner, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract:
Waves in the ion-cyclotron range of frequencies with linear polarization detected by satellites can be useful for estimating the heavy ion concentrations in planetary magnetospheres. These waves are considered to be driven by mode conversion (MC) of the fast magnetosonic waves at the ion-ion hybrid resonances. In this Letter, we derive analytical expressions for the MC efficiency and tunneling of waves through the MC layer. We evaluate the particular parallel wave numbers for which MC is efficient for arbitrary heavy ion/proton ratios and discuss the interpretation of the experimental observations.
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