Kinetic Alfvén Waves Excited by Multiple Free Energy Sources in the Magnetotail

Kinetic Alfvén Waves Excited by Multiple Free Energy Sources in the Magnetotail

The generation of kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs) is investigated through a three-component theoretical model incorporating ion beam and velocity shear as the sources of free energy in a non-Maxwellian κ -distributed plasmas. The model considers Maxwellian distributed background ions, drifting-Maxwellia...

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Main Authors: K. C. Barik, S. V. Singh, G. S. Lakhina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Solar wind
Space plasmas
Alfven waves
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acd11a

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