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Fine structure of large-amplitude chorus wave packets


AuthorSantolik, O.; Kletzing, C.; Kurth, W.; Hospodarsky, G.; Bounds, S.;
KeywordsVan Allen Probes
AbstractWhistler mode chorus waves in the outer Van Allen belt can have consequences for acceleration of relativistic electrons through wave-particle interactions. New multicomponent waveform measurements have been collected by the Van Allen Probes Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science\textquoterights Waves instrument. We detect fine structure of chorus elements with peak instantaneous amplitudes of a few hundred picotesla but exceptionally reaching up to 3 nT, i.e., more than 1\% of the background magnetic field. The wave vector direction turns by a few tens of degrees within a single chorus element but also within its subpackets. Our analysis of a significant number of subpackets embedded in rising frequency elements shows that amplitudes of their peaks tend to decrease with frequency. The wave vector is quasi-parallel to the background magnetic field for large-amplitude subpackets, while it turns away from this direction when the amplitudes are weaker.
Year of Publication2014
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume41
Number of Pages293-299
Section
Date Published01/2014
ISBN
URLhttp://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/2013GL058889
DOI10.1002/2013GL058889