Title :
Numerical simulation of astrophysical cyclotron-maser emission
Author :
Speirs, D.C. ; McConville, S.L. ; Gillespie, K.M. ; Phelps, Alan D. R. ; Cross, Adrian W. ; Ronald, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Numerical simulations have been conducted at the University of Strathclyde to study the spatial growth rate and emission topology of the cyclotron maser instability responsible for auroral magnetospheric radio emission from stars and planets and intense non-thermal radio emission in other astrophysical contexts. The results have significant bearing on the radiation propagation characteristics and highly debated question of escape from the source region.
Keywords :
astronomical masers; cyclotron masers; numerical analysis; topology; University of Strathclyde; astrophysical cyclotron-maser emission; auroral magnetospheric radio emission; cyclotron maser instability; emission topology; intense nonthermal radio emission; numerical simulation; radiation propagation characteristics; source region; spatial growth rate; Art; Cyclotrons; Electron beams; Magnetic flux; Magnetic resonance; Magnetosphere; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665679
