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Right‐hand polarized 4 f ce auroral roar emissions: 2. Nonlinear generation theory
Author(s) -
Yoon P. H.,
LaBelle J.,
Weatherwax A. T.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: space physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2169-9402
pISSN - 2169-9380
DOI - 10.1002/2016ja022889
Subject(s) - excited state , physics , electron , coalescence (physics) , nonlinear system , polarization (electrochemistry) , atomic physics , radiation , mode (computer interface) , computational physics , optics , quantum mechanics , chemistry , astronomy , computer science , operating system
Auroral roar emissions are commonly interpreted as Z (or upper hybrid) mode naturally excited by precipitating auroral electrons. Subsequent conversion to escaping radiation makes it possible for these emissions to be detected on the ground. Most emissions are detected as having left‐hand ( L ) circular (or ordinary O ) polarization, but the companion paper presents a systematic experimental study on the rare occurrence of the right‐hand polarized, or equivalently, extraordinary ( X ) mode 4 f c e emission. A similar observation was reported earlier by Sato et al. (2015). The suggested emission mechanism is the nonlinear coalescence of two upper hybrid roars at 2 f c e . The present paper formulates a detailed theory for such an emission mechanism.