Numerical study of upper hybrid to Z mode leakage during electromagnetic pumping of groups of striations in the ionosphere

Eliasson, B. and Leyser, T. B. (2015) Numerical study of upper hybrid to Z mode leakage during electromagnetic pumping of groups of striations in the ionosphere. Annales Geophysicae, 33. pp. 1019-1030. ISSN 0992-7689 (https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-1019-2015)

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Abstract

We investigate numerically the interaction between ionospheric magnetic field-aligned density striations and a left-hand circularly polarized (L)-mode wave. The L-mode wave is scattered into upper hybrid (UH) waves which are partially trapped in the striations, but leak energy to electromagnetic waves in the Z-mode branch. For small-amplitude (1 %) striations, this loss mechanism leads to a significant reduction in amplitude of the UH waves. For several striations organized in a lattice, the leaking of Z-mode waves is compensated by influx of Z-mode radiation from neighboring striations, leading to an increased amplitude of the weakly trapped UH waves. For large-amplitude (10 %) striations the trapped UH waves rapidly increase in amplitude far beyond the threshold for parametric instabilities, and the Z-mode leakage is less important. The results have relevance for the growth of striations and the onset of UH and lower hybrid turbulence during electromagnetic high-frequency pumping of ionospheric plasma, which require large-amplitude UH waves.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:54012
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    19 August 2015
    Published
    9 August 2015
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:19 Aug 2015 13:19
    Last modified:08 Apr 2024 22:25
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/54012
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