Line radiation events induced by very low frequency transmitters observed by the DEMETER spacecraft

F. Němec 1 K. Čížek 1 Michel Parrot 2 O. Santolík 1 J. Záhlava 1
1 Institute of Physics of Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
2 LPC2E - Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace
Abstract : Electromagnetic wave data measured by the low-altitude DEMETER spacecraft sometimes exhibit intense emissions at discrete, harmonically spaced frequencies. We present a comprehensive analysis of this type of phenomenon, and we demonstrate that it is caused by very low frequency (VLF) transmitters in Europe. All available data were investigated for a possible presence of the events. Altogether, 87 events were identified, occurring exclusively during the nighttime. The occurrence of the events does not show any clear relation to the AE and Dst geomagnetic activity indices. The events are clearly localized, occurring either close to Great Britain or in the vicinity of its geomagnetically conjugated region. The frequency spectra of the events typically consist of up to 4 spectral peaks at multiples of about 1.3 kHz. Additional weaker spectral peaks at frequencies of about 1.9 kHz and 3.2 kHz are occasionally present. The events observed in the northern hemisphere tend to have larger frequency bandwidths than the events observed in the southern hemisphere. The occurrence of these events is correlated with the simultaneous detection of signals from VLF transmitters. A bicoherence analysis is employed to demonstrate that wave-wave coupling takes place. Finally, it is shown that the occurrence of the events is associated with a significantly increased precipitation of energetic electrons in a wide range of energies.
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F. Němec, K. Čížek, Michel Parrot, O. Santolík, J. Záhlava. Line radiation events induced by very low frequency transmitters observed by the DEMETER spacecraft. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, American Geophysical Union/Wiley, 2017, 122 (7), pp.7226-7239. ⟨10.1002/2017JA024007⟩. ⟨insu-01557373⟩

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