DE-1 observations of hole electron distribution functions and the cyclotron maser resonance

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Feb 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986angeo...4...33l&link_type=abstract

Annales Geophysicae (ISSN 0755-0685), vol. 4, Feb. 1986, p. 33-39.

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Cyclotron Resonance, Electron Distribution, Plasmasphere, Satellite Sounding, Auroral Zones, Distribution Functions, Magnetospheric Electron Density, Masers, Plasma Diagnostics, Relativistic Effects, Space Plasmas, Velocity Distribution

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The hole electron distribution functions observed by the DE-1 satellite within inverted-V events at altitudes of between 9000 km and 15,000 km are examined as a possible free energy source for exciting Z-mode radiation through cyclotron maser resonance. In the DE-1 observations the hole distribution function had center velocities varying between 8000 km/s and 20,000 km/s, with the radii varying between 2000 km/s and 10,000 km/s. The observed distribution function is fitted by an exponential function around the center of the hole, and is used to calculate growth rates of Z-mode radiation. Growth rates as high as 0.001 of the electron gyrofrequency are obtained. It is also shown that the observed hole distribution functions can excite Z-mode radiation at wave frequencies slightly above the gyrofrequency, and wave propagation angles slightly below 90 deg in the source region. The results suggest that the hole distribution function could provide additional amplification for Z-mode waves in the auroral zone.

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