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Cluster observations of reflected EMIC‐triggered emission
Author(s) -
Grison B.,
Darrouzet F.,
Santolík O.,
CornilleauWehrlin N.,
Masson A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1002/2016gl069096
Subject(s) - plasmasphere , poynting vector , physics , geophysics , computational physics , reflection (computer programming) , magnetic field , astrophysics , van allen radiation belt , geology , magnetosphere , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
On 19 March 2001, the Cluster fleet recorded an electromagnetic rising tone on the nightside of the plasmasphere. The emission was found to propagate toward the Earth and toward the magnetic equator at a group velocity of about 200 km/s. The Poynting vector is mainly oblique to the background magnetic field and directed toward the Earth. The propagation angleθk , B0becomes more oblique with increasing magnetic latitude. Inside each rising toneθk , B0is more field aligned for higher frequencies. Comparing our results to previous ray tracing analysis we conclude that this emission is a triggered electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) wave generated at the nightside plasmapause. We detect the wave just after its reflection in the plasmasphere. The reflection makes the tone slope shallower. This process can contribute to the formation of pearl pulsations.