Finite gyroradius theory of drift compressional modes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 2004, Pages

  Crabtree, Chris ^a   Chen, Liu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2720 Magnetospheric physics: Energetic particles, trapped; 2772 Magnetospheric physics: Plasma waves and instabilities; 7827 Space plasma physics: Kinetic and MHD theory; 7867 Space plasma physics: Wave particle interactions; 7871 Space plasma physics: Waves and instabilities

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; DISPERSIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PROTONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

DISPERSION RELATION; FINITE GYRORADIUS;

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; DISPERSION (WAVES);

MAGNETOSPHERE;

COLD ELECTRONS; COMPRESSIONAL MODE; DENSITY GRADIENTS; DISPERSION RELATIONS; GUIDING CENTERS; HIGH PRESSURE; ULTRA LOW FREQUENCIES; UNSTABLE MODES;

EID: 9744273105     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020660     Document Type: Article

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