Theoretical interpretation of the electrostatic waves in the Space Shuttle induced plasma environment

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Nov 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....9717097r&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. A11, p. 17,097-17,113.

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Electrostatic Waves, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Plasma-Particle Interactions, Space Plasmas, Space Shuttles, Beam Interactions, Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, Plasma Waves

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A linear theory of the beam-arc plasma instability is presented which is capable of explaining various details of the wave spectrum that was detected with the Plasma Diagnostic Package within 10 m of the Space Shuttle during the OSS 1 and Spacelab 2 missions. The theory is developed by constructing the beam-arc distribution function as a summation of large numbers of Maxwellian beamlets having directions mapping the arc of this distribution and the same mean speed. The characteristics and the mechanisms of the beam-arc plasma instability are analyzed in detail. The theory also explains the enhancements of the low-frequency component of the spectrum observed during water dumps.

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