Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989jgr....9410047m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 94, Aug. 1, 1989, p. 10047-10060.
Physics
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Boundary Layer Plasmas, Ion Beams, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Space Plasmas, Ion Distribution, Ionic Diffusion, Kinetic Theory, Lines Of Force, Magnetic Field Configurations
Scientific paper
A two-dimensional quasi-linear numerical code was developed for studying ion beam generation at the plasma sheet boundary layer by kinetic Alfven waves. The model assumes that the central plasma sheet is the particle source, and that the last magnetic field lines on which kinetic Alfven waves exist and diffusion occurs can be either open or closed. As the possible source for the excitement of the kinetic Alfven waves responsible for ion diffusion, the resonant mode conversion of the surface waves to kinetic Alfven waves is considered. It is shown that, depending on the topology of the magnetic field at the lobe side of the simulation system, i.e., on whether field lines are open or closed, the ion distribution function may or may not reach a steady state.
Goertz Christoph K.
Moghaddam-Taaheri E.
Smith Robert A.
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