Numerical study of anomalous absorption of O mode waves on magnetic field-aligned striations

Eliasson, B. and Papadopoulos, K. (2015) Numerical study of anomalous absorption of O mode waves on magnetic field-aligned striations. Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (8). pp. 2603-2611. ISSN 0094-8276

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    Abstract

    Simple expressions that describe mode conversion and anomalous absorption of ordinary (O) mode waves injected at angles between the vertical and magnetic zenith to upper hybrid (UH) oscillations in the presence of field-aligned density striations are presented. The absorption takes place in a region above the UH resonance layer where the striations allow trapped eigenmodes, leading to excitation of large amplitude UH waves. The derivation of the expressions is guided by dimensional analysis and numerical simulations. The results are relevant in interpreting high latitude heating experiments where anomalous absorption due to striations plays a crucial role.

    ORCID iDs

    Eliasson, B. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-1574 and Papadopoulos, K.;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:52344
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      28 April 2015
      Published
      1 April 2015
      Published Online
      28 March 2015
      Accepted
      Keywords:O mode wave, electromagnetic wave energy, magnetic field , anomalous absorption, striations, Physics, Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
      Subjects:Science > Physics
      Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:31 Mar 2015 07:22
      Last modified:23 Sep 2021 05:00
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      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/52344
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