Amplitude modulation of whistlers by modified ion-cyclotron perturbations in plasmas

Shukla, P. K. and Stenflo, L. and Eliasson, B. (2006) Amplitude modulation of whistlers by modified ion-cyclotron perturbations in plasmas. Journal of Plasma Physics, 72 (02). 149- 152. ISSN 0022-3778 (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377805004071)

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Abstract

The nonlinear interaction between a large-amplitude whistler pump and the modified ion-cyclotron perturbations is studied. A nonlinear dispersion relation for the modulation/filamentation interaction is derived and solved numerically to investigate the instability properties. We discuss the relevance of the present study with regard to recent laboratory experiments where the modulation/filamentation of a whistler pump by the modified ion-cyclotron waves has been observed.