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Nonlinear coupling between Alfvén and fast magnetosonic waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2003

G. BRODIN,
L. STENFLO and
P. K. SHUKLA
G. BRODIN
Affiliation:
Department of Plasma Physics, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden (email: gert.brodin@physics.univ.se)
L. STENFLO
Affiliation:
Department of Plasma Physics, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden (email: gert.brodin@physics.univ.se)
P. K. SHUKLA
Affiliation:
Department of Plasma Physics, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden (email: gert.brodin@physics.univ.se)
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Abstract

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Energy transformation between fast magnetosonic waves and Alfvén waves is considered. It is shown that the efficiency of this process can be significantly enhanced if the Alfvén wave propagation directions are appropriately chosen. The relevance of our investigation to the non-linear excitation of magnetohydrodynamic waves in space plasmas is discussed.

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , April 2003, pp. 183 - 185
Copyright
2003 Cambridge University Press