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- Title
Polarization properties of low frequency electromagnetic cyclotron waves associated with magnetic clouds.
- Authors
Zhao, G. Q.; Feng, H. Q.; Wu, D. J.; Huang, J.
- Abstract
Recent studies have revealed that there are a large number of low frequency electromagnetic cyclotron waves (ECWs) occurring in and around magnetic clouds (MCs) that are common magnetic structures in interplanetary space. Using magnetic field data from the STEREO spacecraft, this paper investigates polarization properties of ECWs associated with 120 MCs. Results show that the ECWs are highly transverse, strongly polarized waves with large ellipticities. Specifically, almost all of the waves take place with the ratios of transverse power to total power higher than 0.94, polarization degrees greater than 0.85, and ellipticities larger than 0.5. The mean values of these quantities can be up to 0.99, 0.96, 0.85, respectively. In particular, there is a tendency of ellipticities decreasing with respect to the wave normal angles for ECWs with left handed polarization. The decreasing tendency is consistent with the recent theory and simulation results.
- Subjects
ELECTROMAGNETIC waves; INTERPLANETARY medium; CLOUDS; ELLIPTIC polarization; SPACE vehicles
- Publication
Astrophysics & Space Science, 2018, Vol 363, Issue 3, p0
- ISSN
0004-640X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10509-018-3271-8