Published October 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Power line radiation: Possible evidence of van der Pol oscillations in the magnetosphere

  • 1. Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

Description

We show that the principal observational features of power line radiation in the magnetosphere can be described as a van der Pol oscillation subject to incomplete entrainment by an externally injected signal. The nonlinear mechanism is referred to as ''periodic pulling'' and has been observed in laboratory low-temperature plasma experiments

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Geophys. Res. Lett.
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
10
Series
Geophys. Res. Lett.
Journal Page Range
837-840

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12587900
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GEOMAGNETIC CONJUGACY; LONG WAVE RADIATION; OSCILLATIONS; PLASMA WAVES
Descriptors DEC
EARTH ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIONS; RADIOWAVE RADIATION