On the acceleration of the auroral plasma of the Earth due to conic instability

Author:: Churayev, R. S.
Published:: Jun 1, 1979.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document

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The role of electrostatic conic instability in the diffusion of spilled particles and the acceleration of the auroral plasma of the Earth are numerically investigated by means of quasi-linear equations. Linear increments to the conic instability under magnetospheric conditions are introduced. The quasi-linear equation is averaged along tubes of force taking into account the drift across the magnetic field lines. It is shown that the existence of a conic instability leads to small spills and isotropic distribution of particles, but is also accompanied by significant acceleration of electrons.

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GEOPHYSICS

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Document ID: 19790021552.
Accession ID: 79N29723.
PR-430.
NASA-TM-75638.

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