Authors: Kumar S Dixit S K Gwal A K
Publish Date: 1997/01/31
Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-28
Abstract
Abstract The electron cyclotron waves that originate at low altitudes 05 RE and observed by ground facilities have been studied in the presence of a weak parallel electric field in auroral magnetoplasma consisting of trapped energetic auroral electrons and cold background electrons of ionospheric origin The model distribution for auroral trapped electrons is taken as Maxwellian ring distribution An expression for the growth rate has been obtained in the presence of parallel electric field assuming that the real frequency in the whistler mode is not affected by the presence of the electric field The results show that waves grow or damp in amplitude for a parallel or antiparallel electric field The influence of the electric field is more pronounced at a shorter wavelength spectrum An increase in population of energetic electrons increases the growth rate and thus plays a significant role in the wave excitation process in the auroral regions
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