Magnetic fluctuations in anisotropic space plasmas: The effect of the plasma environment

The observations in the solar wind, which are usually organized in a beta-anisotropy diagram, seem to be constrained by linear instability thresholds. Unexpectedly, under these quasi-stable conditions, there is a finite level of electromagnetic fluctuations. A relevant component of these fluctuation...

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Published in:Advances in space research 2016-11, Vol.58 (10), p.2126-2133
Main Authors: Valdivia, J.A., Toledo, B.A., Gallo, N., Muñoz, V., Rogan, J., Stepanova, M., Moya, P.S., Navarro, R.E., Viñas, A.F., Araneda, J., López, R.A., Díaz, M.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Continuums
Electromagnetic fields
Fluctuation
Instability
Mathematical analysis
Plasma (physics)
Space plasmas
Stability
Thermally induced electromagnetic fluctuations
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Summary:The observations in the solar wind, which are usually organized in a beta-anisotropy diagram, seem to be constrained by linear instability thresholds. Unexpectedly, under these quasi-stable conditions, there is a finite level of electromagnetic fluctuations. A relevant component of these fluctuations can be understood in terms of the electromagnetic fields produced by the thermal motion of the charged particles. For the simple case of parallel propagating fields in an electron–proton plasma, we study the effect of the parameter ωpp/Ωc that characterizes the different space physics environments, and can affect the continuum spectrum produced by these fluctuations, which in turn may be used to understand the relevance of these processes occurring in a specific plasma environment.
ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2016.04.017