On the theory of the type III burst exciter
โ Scribed by Robert A. Smith; Melvyn L. Goldstein; Konstantinos Papadopoulos
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 662 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0038-0938
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โฆ Synopsis
In situ satellite observations of type III burst exciters at 1 AU show that the beam does not evolve into a plateau in velocity space, contrary to the prediction quasilinear theory. The observations can be explained by a theory that includes mode coupling effects due to excitation of the parametric oscillating two-stream instability and its saturation by anomalous resistivity. The time evolution of the beam velocity distribution is included in the analysis.
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