O-mode instability for non-thermal continuum radiation generated near the plasmapause

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2024

Abstract

Analysis of the ordinary mode (O-mode) instability is performed to comprehend the nonthermal continuum (NTC) radiation near the plasmapause, taking into account the relativistic wave-electron resonance effect. The energy source is the anisotropy in the velocity of the minority suprathermal electron population. Numerical solutions demonstrate that the O-mode can be unstable with multiple narrow frequency bands located close to harmonics of the electron cyclotron frequency above the local electron plasma frequency. These waves have narrow beaming angle bands of nearly 90º relative to the ambient magnetic field. Our findings indicate that NTC radiation generated by this wave-electron resonance instability near the plasmapause can propagate nearer to the magnetic equator with multiple harmonics, which is in agreement with a recent statistical study using Van Allen Probes.

Journal Title

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volume

129

Issue

10

DOI

10.1029/2024JA032626

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