Excitation of guided ELF-VLF waves through modification of the F2 ionospheric layer by high-power radio waves

G. A. Markov (1) , A. S. Belov (1) , G. P. Komrakov (1) , Michel Parrot (2)

1 NIRFI - Radiophysical Research Institute
2 LPC2E - Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace

The possibility of controlled excitation of ELF-VLF electromagnetic waves through modification of the F2 ionospheric layer by high-power high-frequency emission is demonstrated in a natural experiment by using the Sura midlatitude heating facility. The excited low-frequency waves can be used to explore the near-Earth space and stimulate the excitation of a magnetospheric maser.

Keywords: ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation; F-region

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

G. A. Markov, A. S. Belov, G. P. Komrakov, Michel Parrot. Excitation of guided ELF-VLF waves through modification of the F2 ionospheric layer by high-power radio waves. Fizika Plazmy / Plasma Physics Reports, 2012, 38 (3), pp.219-224. ⟨10.1134/S1063780X12020079⟩. ⟨insu-01294422⟩