Kinetic properties of mirror waves in magnetosheath plasmas

Details Kinetic properties of mirror waves in magnetosheath plasmas Kinetic properties of mirror waves in magnetosheath plasmas

Jul 1992

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Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 19, no. 13, July 6, 1992, p. 1331-1334. Research supported by NASA and DOE.

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Kinetic Theory, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Magnetosheath, Computerized Simulation, Ion Cyclotron Radiation, Magnetic Field Configurations

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Linear and nonlinear properties of waves excited by the mirror instability in high beta, low anisotropy plasmas characteristic of the magnetosheath are investigated using linear theory and one-dimensional hybrid simulations. The mechanisms for wave growth and saturation at low amplitudes are discussed. A new method is considered for generating the large amplitude mirror waves observed in the magnetosheath based on external compression of magnetic flux tubes. Simulations in which the anisotropy is maintained by recycling the ions shows this process can inhibit the growth of ion cyclotron waves and enhances the growth of mirror waves.

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