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Nonlinear evolution of oblique whistler waves in radiation belts

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Magnetic power spectrum and formation of coherent structures have been investigated in the present work applicable to Van Allen radiation belt. The nonlinear interaction of high frequency oblique whistler wave… Click to show full abstract

Magnetic power spectrum and formation of coherent structures have been investigated in the present work applicable to Van Allen radiation belt. The nonlinear interaction of high frequency oblique whistler wave and low frequency magnetosonic wave has been investigated. Simulation was performed of the coupled equation of these two waves. The nonlinear interaction of these waves leads to the formation of the localized structures. These resulting localized structures are of complex nature. The associated magnetic power spectrum has also been studied. Dispersive nonlinear processes account for the high frequency part of the spectrum. The resulting magnetic power spectrum shows a scaling of k−4.5$k^{ - 4.5}$. The energy transfer process from injection scales to smaller scales is explained by the results.

Keywords: nonlinear evolution; magnetic power; spectrum; oblique whistler; power spectrum; radiation

Journal Title: Astrophysics and Space Science
Year Published: 2017

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