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Hauptverfasser: Gu, Shujie, Liu, Xu, Chen, Lunjin, Usanova, Maria, Xia, Zhiyang, Gu, Wenyao
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16124
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author Gu, Shujie
Liu, Xu
Chen, Lunjin
Usanova, Maria
Xia, Zhiyang
Gu, Wenyao
author_facet Gu, Shujie
Liu, Xu
Chen, Lunjin
Usanova, Maria
Xia, Zhiyang
Gu, Wenyao
contents Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves are discrete electromagnetic emissions separated by multiple ion gyrofrequencies. Harmonic EMIC waves are defined as waves with a strong electric or magnetic field (or both) at the harmonics of the fundamental EMIC mode. In this paper, for the first time, we present a statistical study on harmonic EMIC waves by the Van Allen Probes. The EMIC waves are categorized into three types based on their harmonics: (1) fundamental mode only (without higher harmonics), (2) electrostatic (ES) harmonics, and (3) electromagnetic (EM) harmonics. Our statistical study shows that ES and EM harmonic EMIC waves predominantly occur on the dayside, outside the plasmasphere with $L >5$ and are associated with a low $f_{pe}/f_{ce}$, a high proton $β_H$, and a strong fundamental EMIC mode. The results will advance our understanding of harmonic EMIC waves and their generation mechanisms.
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spellingShingle Observational Properties of Harmonic EMIC waves: Statistical Study
Gu, Shujie
Liu, Xu
Chen, Lunjin
Usanova, Maria
Xia, Zhiyang
Gu, Wenyao
Space Physics
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves are discrete electromagnetic emissions separated by multiple ion gyrofrequencies. Harmonic EMIC waves are defined as waves with a strong electric or magnetic field (or both) at the harmonics of the fundamental EMIC mode. In this paper, for the first time, we present a statistical study on harmonic EMIC waves by the Van Allen Probes. The EMIC waves are categorized into three types based on their harmonics: (1) fundamental mode only (without higher harmonics), (2) electrostatic (ES) harmonics, and (3) electromagnetic (EM) harmonics. Our statistical study shows that ES and EM harmonic EMIC waves predominantly occur on the dayside, outside the plasmasphere with $L >5$ and are associated with a low $f_{pe}/f_{ce}$, a high proton $β_H$, and a strong fundamental EMIC mode. The results will advance our understanding of harmonic EMIC waves and their generation mechanisms.
title Observational Properties of Harmonic EMIC waves: Statistical Study
topic Space Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16124