Stabilization of right-hand polarized beam plasma instabilities due to a large-amplitude left-hand polarized wave: A simulation study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A1, 2004, Pages

  Araneda, J A ^a   Gomberoff, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ion beam plasma interactions; Large amplitude waves; Linear instabilities; Simulations; Solar wind; Thresholds from beam plasma waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749102913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010189     Document Type: Article

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