Bingham, R. and Bamford, R. and Kellett, B. J. and Shapiro, V. D. (2010) Electron energization in lunar magnetospheres. Journal of Plasma Physics, 76 (6). pp. 915-918. ISSN 0022-3778
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The interaction of the solar wind with lunar surface magnetic fields produces a bow shock and a magnetosphere-like structure. In front of the shock wave energetic electrons up to keV energies are produced. This paper describes how resonant interactions between plasma turbulence in the form of lower-hybrid waves and electrons can result in field aligned electron acceleration. The turbulent wave fields close to the lower-hybrid resonant frequency are excited most probably by the modified two-stream instability, driven by the solar wind ions that are reflected and deflected by the low shock.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 28936 |
| Keywords: | plasma turbulence, lower-hybrid waves, electrons, field aligned electron acceleration, turbulent wave fields, solar wind ions, frequency, Plasma physics. Ionized gases |
| Subjects: | Science > Physics > Plasma physics. Ionized gases |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Physics |
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| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2011 23:21 |
| Last modified: | 04 Oct 2012 13:32 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/28936 |
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