Dependence of the spectrum of Pc 3-4 pulsations on the interplanetary magnetic field

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May 1984

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Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, May 1, 1984, p. 2770-2780.

Physics

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Geomagnetic Micropulsations, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Effects, Ats 6, Bow Waves, Correlation, Cyclotron Resonance, Frequencies, Noon, Picosecond Pulses, Power Spectra, Solar Wind, Wave Propagation

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Dependence of the power spectrum of Pc 3-4 magnetic pulsations observed at the ATS 6 geosynchronous satellite on the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) has been studied. Pulsation events that were observed near noon and exhibited harmonic structure are chosen for analysis. Further selected are pulsation events with identical fundamental frequency to study dependence of the power of pulsations at different harmonic bands on the IMF. A weak negative correlation is observed between the IMF cone angle theta-XB and the power of pulsations in the frequency range 20-70 mHz. Also, a positive correlation between the intensity of the IMF B(IMF) and the power of pulsations at 50-70 mHz is found. This B(IMF) control is present at all ranges of the cone angle. A comparison is conducted of this observation with the frequency of bow shock associated upstream waves predicted from a model of wave generation by a cyclotron resonance of ions reflected at the bow shock. The predicted frequency depends on the IMF as B(IMF) (cos theta-XB)-squared. Although this relation gives a proportionality between the frequency and B(IMF) qualitatively consistent with the observation, it does not explain the most obvious IMF control of the spectrum of the pulsations.

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