Effect of loss-cone distribution on the generation of whistler waves in the magnetosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 987-995

  Tripathi, A K ^a   Misra, K D ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Kappa distribution; Loss cone angle; Magnetosphere; Whistler wave instability

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 2942530378     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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