Advances in Astronomy and Space Physics, Volume 2, Issue 1 (2012)
Pc1-pulsations: the parallel structure in the magnetosphere plasma with the admixture of the heavy ions
Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, P.O.Box 291, 664033, Irkutsk, Russia
Abstract
The paper deals with the parallel structure of ultra-low frequency waves. To obtain the function describing the wave field we use the quasi-perpendicular approximation (k⊥ ≫ k∥). Different regions of the wave propagation are studied.
Keywords:
MHD waves and instabilities; planetary magnetospheres; waves in plasma