Ray Tracing Study of Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves Associated with Bi-Ion Frequencies

ZHOU Qinghua(周庆华); YANG Chang(杨昶); HE Yihua(贺艺华); LIU Si(刘斯); ZHOU Xiaoping(周晓萍); TANG Lijun(唐立军); XIAO Fuliang(肖伏良)

doi:10.1088/1009-0630/16/6/07

Plasma Science and Technology > 2014 > 16(6): 577-581. > DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/16/6/07

ZHOU Qinghua(周庆华), YANG Chang(杨昶), HE Yihua(贺艺华), LIU Si(刘斯), ZHOU Xiaoping(周晓萍), TANG Lijun(唐立军), XIAO Fuliang(肖伏良). Ray Tracing Study of Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves Associated with Bi-Ion Frequencies[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2014, 16(6): 577-581. DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/16/6/07

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Ray Tracing Study of Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves Associated with Bi-Ion Frequencies

School of Physics and Electronic Sciences, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410004, China

Funds: supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 40925014, 41204114, and 41274165), the Aid Program for Science and Technology Innovative Research Team in Higher Educational Institutions of Hunan Province, China; the Construct Program of the Key Discipline in Hunan Province, China

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Received Date: March 10, 2013

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Ray tracing study of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves is conducted based on a realistic plasma density model. The simulation result shows that EMIC waves propagate away from the equatorial source region to higher latitudes basically along geomagnetic field lines, and are reflected at the region where their frequency matches the local bi-ion frequency. H + band suffers H + -He + bi-ion frequency reflection at lower latitudes, whereas He + band suffers He + -O + bi-ion frequency reflection at higher latitudes. Moreover, the concentration of heavy ions slightly affects the bi-ion frequencies and then slightly determines the reflection location of ray paths of EMIC waves. The current results present the first detailed study on the propagation characteristics of EMIC waves associated with bi-ion frequencies.
- ray tracing,
- electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves,
- bi-ion frequency

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