Wave-particle energy exchange directly observed in a kinetic Alfvén-branch wave
oleh: Daniel J. Gershman, Adolfo F-Viñas, John C. Dorelli, Scott A. Boardsen, Levon A. Avanov, Paul M. Bellan, Steven J. Schwartz, Benoit Lavraud, Victoria N. Coffey, Michael O. Chandler, Yoshifumi Saito, William R. Paterson, Stephen A. Fuselier, Robert E. Ergun, Robert J. Strangeway, Christopher T. Russell, Barbara L. Giles, Craig J. Pollock, Roy B. Torbert, James L. Burch
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Alfvén waves are fundamental plasma modes that provide a mechanism for the transfer of energy between particles and fields. Here the authors confirm experimentally the conservative energy exchange between Alfvén wave fields and plasma particles via high-resolution MMS observations of Earth’s magnetosphere.