Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88.2048s&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 88, Mar. 1, 1983, p. 2048-2056. Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy;
Physics
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Bow Waves, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Shock Waves, Whistlers, Angular Distribution, Electron Energy, Free Energy, Rates (Per Time), Velocity Distribution
Scientific paper
The linear Vlasov stability properties of electron velocity distributions, similar to those observed in the upstream foreshock region in association with obliquely propagating whistler waves at approximately 1 Hz, are studied. These distributions are modeled by a sum of bi-Maxwellians with drift speeds parallel to the magnetic field B. Such distributions are found to be stable to modes with wavevectors k parallel to B but unstable to whistler waves propagating obliquely to the magnetic field. The frequencies and wavelengths of these unstable modes agree well with those of whistlers observed upstream of the earth's bow shock. The free energy source driving the instability is a region of positive parallel slope at large pitch angles (about 85 deg) and intermediate energies (about 20 eV), probably corresponding to solar wind electrons magnetostatically reflected from the magnetic ramp of the bow shock. The whistlers grow via electromagnetic Landau resonance with this free energy source.
Feldman William C.
Gary Peter S.
Hoppe Michael
Sentman Davis D.
Thomsen Michelle F.
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