Nonlinear interaction of an intense radio wave with ionospheric D/E layer plasma

作者：Sodha Mahendra Singh^*; Agarwal Sujeet Kumar

来源：Physics of Plasmas, 2018, 25(5): 052903.

DOI：10.1063/1.5026878

This paper considers the nonlinear interaction of an intense electromagnetic wave with the D/E layer plasma in the ionosphere. A simultaneous solution of the electromagnetic wave equation and the equations describing the kinetics of D/E layer plasma is obtained; the phenomenon of ohmic heating of electrons by the electric field of the wave causes enhanced collision frequency and ionization of neutral species. Electron temperature dependent recombination of electrons with ions, electron attachment to O-2 molecules, and detachment of electrons from O-2(-) ions has also been taken into account. The dependence of the plasma parameters on the square of the electric vector of the wave E-0(2) has been evaluated for three ionospheric heights (viz., 90, 100, and 110 km) corresponding to the mid-latitude mid-day ionosphere and discussed; these results are used to investigate the horizontal propagation of an intense radio wave at these heights. Published by AIP Publishing.

• 出版日期2018-5