Non-linear Alfven wave generator of auroral particles and ELF/VLF waves

V. M. Chmyrev (1) , Annick Berthelier (2) , N. V. Jorjio (3) , Jean-Jacques Berthelier (2) , J. M. Bosqued (4) , Yu. I. Galperin (3) , R. A. Kovrazhkin (3) , Christian Béghin (5) , M. M. Mogilevsky (1) , S. V. Bilichenko (1) , O. A. Molchanov (1)

1 IZMIRAN - Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation
2 CRPE - Centre de recherches en physique de l'environnement terrestre et planétaire
3 IKI - Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
4 CESR - Centre d'étude spatiale des rayonnements
5 LPCE - Laboratoire de physique et chimie de l'environnement

Solitary and paired electromagnetic structures were observed aboard the AUREOL-3 satellite in the auroral ionosphere. Within and very near these structures strong localized fluxes of accelerated field-aligned electrons and transverse O+ and He+ ions were detected, together with narrow electrostatic and whistler-mode wave beams and plasma density perturbations. The data are interpreted in terms of oblique non-linear Alfvén waves that accelerate and transport particles creating a set of oblique auroral rays and structured ELF/VLF emissions.

Keywords: Aureol-3 Satellite; Auroral Ionosphere; Electromagnetic Waves; Alfvén waves; ELF/VLF waves

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

V. M. Chmyrev, Annick Berthelier, N. V. Jorjio, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, J. M. Bosqued, et al.. Non-linear Alfven wave generator of auroral particles and ELF/VLF waves. Planetary and Space Science, 1989, 37 (6), pp.749-759. ⟨10.1016/0032-0633(89)90044-5⟩. ⟨insu-03188159⟩