Past, Present and Future of Active Radio Frequency Experiments in Space

A. V. Streltsov; Jean-Jacques Berthelier; A. A. Chernyshov; V. L. Frolov; F. Honary; M. J. Kosch; R. P. Mccoy; E. V. Mishin; M. T. Rietveld

Past, Present and Future of Active Radio Frequency Experiments in Space

A. V. Streltsov ^{1, 2} Jean-Jacques Berthelier ³ A. A. Chernyshov ⁴ V. L. Frolov ^{5, 6} F. Honary ⁷ M. J. Kosch ^{7, 8, 9} R. P. Mccoy ¹⁰ E. V. Mishin ² M. T. Rietveld ^{11, 12}

1 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

2 AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate

3 HEPPI - LATMOS

LATMOS - Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales

4 IKI - Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

5 Lobachevsky State University [Nizhni Novgorod]

6 Kazan Federal University

7 Lancaster University

8 SANSA - South African National Space Agency

9 University of the Western Cape

10 Geophysical Institute [Fairbanks]

11 EISCAT Scientific Association [Norway]

12 UiT - The Arctic University of Norway

Abstract : Active ionospheric experiments using high-power, high-frequency transmitters, “heaters”, to study plasma processes in the ionosphere and magnetosphere continue to provide new insights into understanding plasma and geophysical proceses. This review describes the heating facilities, past and present, and discusses scientific results from these facilities and associated space missions. Phenomena that have been observed with these facilities are reviewed along with theoretical explanations that have been proposed or are commonly accepted. Gaps or uncertainties in understanding of heating-initiated phenomena are discussed together with proposed science questions to be addressed in the future. Suggestions for improvements and additions to existing facilities are presented including important satellite missions which are necessary to answer the outstanding questions in this field.

Keywords : Wave-particle interactions Plasma instabilities Artificial aurora EISCAT Active experiments Ionospheric heating HAARP SURA Arecibo ULF wave Ionospheric feedback instability VLF waves Ionospheric irregularities Ionosphere DEMETER Ionospheric resonator

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Physics [physics] / Physics [physics] / Space Physics [physics.space-ph]

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