Nonlinear interaction of ion-cyclotron waves with fast protons in the magnetosphere

Baruch Meerson, P. V. Sasorov, D. R. Shklyar

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Abstract

The interaction of an approximately monochromatic ion-cyclotron wave with fast protons confined by a magnetic field is studied. The particle distribution in a wave of constant amplitude is found. The nonlinear wave damping rate is calculated. The level at which the cyclotron instability reaches saturation is estimated for the single-mode case. The results are used to interpret satellite observations of ion-cyclotron waves in the range Pc1--Pc2, excited by the cyclotron instability of fast protons of the ring current in the magnetosphere.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)620-625
Number of pages6
JournalPlasma Physics Reports
Volume5
Issue number5
StatePublished - 1979

Bibliographical note

Sov. J. Plasma Phys.(Engl. Transl.);(United States) Publisher Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, the Ionosphere, and Radio Wave~….

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