Acceleration of energetic particles by whistler waves in active space experiment with charged particle beams injection

• Published in: Advances in space research 2012-03, Vol.49 (5), p.859-871
• Main Authors: Baranets, Nikolai, Ruzhin, Yuri, Erokhin, Nikolai, Afonin, Valeri, Vojta, Jaroslav, Šmilauer, Jan, Kudela, Karel, Matišin, Jan, Ciobanu, Mircea
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Electron beam injection; Wave-particle interaction; Whistler waves
• ISSN: 0273-1177; 1879-1948
• DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.12.001

In this paper the investigation of wave-particle interaction during simultaneous injection of electron and xenon ion beams from the satellite Intercosmos-25 (IK-25) carried out using the data of the double satellite system with subsatellite Magion-3 (APEX). Results of active space experiment devoted to the beam-plasma instability are partially presented in the paper Baranets et al. (2007). A specific feature of the experiment carried out in orbits 201, 202 was that charged particle flows were injected in the same direction along the magnetic field lines B0 so the oblique beam-into-beam injection have been produced. Results of the beam-plasma interaction for this configuration were registered by scientific instruments mounted on the station IK-25 and Magion-3 subsatellite. Main attention is paid to study the electromagnetic and longitudinal waves excitation in different frequency ranges and the energetic electron fluxes disturbed due to wave-particle interaction with whistler waves. The whistler wave excitation on the 1st electron cyclotron harmonic via normal Doppler effect during electron beam injection in ionospheric plasma are considered.