The earth as a radio source: The non-thermal continuum

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Dec 1974

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974iowa.rept.....g&link_type=abstract

Progress Report Iowa Univ., Iowa City. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Continuous Radiation, Nonthermal Radiation, Radio Astronomy, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Electron Radiation, Plasma Frequencies, Radio Direction Finders, Solar Wind

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A weak nonthermal continuum, radiated by the earth from energetic electrons in the outer radiation zone, is studied. It is shown that the frequency spectrum of the continuum radiation consists of two components, a trapped component, which is permanently trapped within the magnetosphere at frequencies below the solar wind plasma frequency, and an escaping component which propagates freely away from the earth at frequencies above the solar wind plasma frequency. Direction finding measurements and measurements of the spatial distribution of intensity for both components indicated that the continuum radiation is generated (1) in a broad region which extends through the morning and early afternoon immediately beyond the plasmapause boundary, and (2) over a broad range of latitudes, including the magnetic equator. Possible mechanisms by which this radiation is generated, including gyro-synchrotron radiation from energetic electrons in the outer radiation zone, are discussed.

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