Journal article
Electrostatic electron and ion cyclotron harmonic waves in Neptune's magnetosphere
Geophysical research letters, Vol.17(10), pp.1657-1660
09/1990
DOI: 10.1029/GL017i010p01657
Abstract
Voyager 2 observations of electrostatic electron and ion cyclotron waves detected in Neptune's magnetosphere are presented. Both types of emission appear in a frequency band above the electron and ion (proton) cyclotron frequencies, respectively, and are tightly confined to the magnetic equator occurring within a few degrees of it. The electron cyclotron modes including an intense upper hybrid resonance emission excited by an unstable loss cone distribution of low-density superthermal electrons. The ion cyclotron waves are interpreted as hydrogen Bernstein modes including an intense lower hybrid resonance emission excited by an unstable ring distribution of low-density pickup N(+) ions deriving from the satellite Triton.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Electrostatic electron and ion cyclotron harmonic waves in Neptune's magnetosphere
- Creators
- D. D. Barbosa - University of California, Los AngelesW. S. Kurth - University of IowaI. H. Cairns - University of IowaD. A. Gurnett - University of IowaR. L. Poynter - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Geophysical research letters, Vol.17(10), pp.1657-1660
- DOI
- 10.1029/GL017i010p01657
- ISSN
- 0094-8276
- eISSN
- 1944-8007
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1990
- Description audience
- PUBLIC
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984455273002771
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