Structure of the Electric Field of a High-Power Radio Wave in the Outer Ionosphere

Autor: N. A. Mityakov, V. L. Frolov, E. A. Shorokhova, Michel Parrot
Přispěvatelé: Radiophysical Research Institute (NIRFI), Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace (LPC2E), Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National d’Études Spatiales [Paris] (CNES)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics
Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics, Springer Verlag, 2013, 56 (6), pp.325-343. ⟨10.1007/s11141-013-9437-x⟩
ISSN: 0033-8443
1573-9120
Popis: International audience; The electric field of a high-power HF radio wave radiated by the Sura facility was measured using onboard instruments of the French microsatellite DEMETER at altitudes of 670 km. The data analysis shows that the high-power radio wave passes to the outer ionosphere under conditions where the difference between the cutoff frequency and the pump-wave frequency does not exceed 0.5–0.7 MHz in the undisturbed ionosphere. Energy and spatial characteristics of the high-power radio wave transmitted through the ionosphere are determined. A possible mechanism explaining such a penetration to the supercritical plasma is discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE