Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-07-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages. J. Plasma Phys., in press
Scientific paper
Using linear kinetic plasma theory the relation between electron density and magnetic field fluctuations for low-frequency plasma waves for Maxwellian background distribution functions of arbitrary temperatures in an uniform magnetic field is derived. By taking the non-relativistic temperature limit this relation is calculated for the diffuse intercloud medium in our Galaxy. The diffuse intercloud medium is the dominant phase of the interstellar medium with respect to radio wave propagation, dispersion and rotation measure studies. The differences between the relation of electron density and magnetic field fluctuations from the linear kinetic theory as compared to the classical MHD theory are established and discussed.
Lerche Ian
Schlickeiser Reinhard
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