Wave-particle energy exchange directly observed in a kinetic Alfvén-branch wave

Autor: Daniel J. Gershman, Adolfo F-Viñas, John C. Dorelli, Scott A. Boardsen, Levon A. Avanov, Paul M. Bellan, Steven J. Schwartz, Benoit Lavraud, Victoria N. Coffey, Michael O. Chandler, Yoshifumi Saito, William R. Paterson, Stephen A. Fuselier, Robert E. Ergun, Robert J. Strangeway, Christopher T. Russell, Barbara L. Giles, Craig J. Pollock, Roy B. Torbert, James L. Burch
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14719
Popis: Alfvén waves are fundamental plasma modes that provide a mechanism for the transfer of energy between particles and fields. Here the authors confirm experimentally the conservative energy exchange between Alfvén wave fields and plasma particles via high-resolution MMS observations of Earth’s magnetosphere.
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