Spatial distribution of plasma wave activity in the nightside ionosphere of Venus

Details Spatial distribution of plasma wave activity in the nightside ionosphere of Venus Spatial distribution of plasma wave activity in the nightside ionosphere of Venus

Oct 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994p%26ss...42..813h&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 42, no. 10, p. 813-823

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Night, Planetary Ionospheres, Plasma Waves, Radio Bursts, Spatial Distribution, Venus (Planet), Whistlers, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Solar Wind

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In this study we use 14 years of Pioneer Venus Orbiter Electric Field Detector (OEFD) data to define the characteristics of (VLF) burst activity in the nightside ionosphere of Venus. Our statistical results show that there are essentially four types of VLF signals. The first type of signal is only observed in the 100 Hz channel and not in any of the higher frequency channels (730 Hz, 5.4 kHz or 30 kHz). Occurrence of these waves is controlled by the magnetic field with a weaker dependence on electron density. The occurrence of these waves is controlled by the magnetic field with a weaker dependence on electron density. The occurrence rate decreases with increasing altitude to a height of 600 km. For higher altitudes beyond 600 km the occurrence rate remains roughly constant. The statistics of these signals are what one would expect for whistler mode waves from a subionospheric source. The second type of signal is broadline wave activity appearing below 300 km in the low altitude ionosphere. These signals often occur in all four channels of the OEFD. These signals are also thought to come from a subionospheric source. The third type of signal appearing near the edge of the planetary optical shadow. They are probably ion acoustic waves generated by a current driven instability associated with plasma clouds in the wake. The fourth type of signal is a narrow band wave. It occurs in either of the two high frequency channels in the high altitude tail region, and is attributed to locally generated Langmuir waves. In addition, we also observe spacecraft interference noise in both the 100 and 730 Hz channels. These signals mainly occur near the edge of the planetary optical shadow and have an inbound and outbound asymmetry in activity.

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