Ponderomotive narrow continuum (NCp) component in stimulated electromagnetic emission spectra

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A7, 2004, Pages

  Frolov, V L ^a   Sergeev, E N ^a   Komrakov, G P ^a   Stubbe, P ^b   Thide B ^c   Waldenvik, M ^c   Veszelei, E ^c   Leyser, T B ^c  

^a LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HF heating; HF induced stimulated electromagnetic emissions; Ionosphere modification; Plasma instabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549158586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA005063     Document Type: Article

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