Friday, October 15, 2021

Unifying models of chorus wave frequency chirping

Whistler mode chorus waves are electromagnetic emissions common in planetary magnetospheres. Among other impacts, their scattering of magnetospheric electrons is one driver for the formation of auroras. An important attribute of these waves is frequency chirping, in which the frequency of the emission rises or falls nearly monotonically with time.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-chorus-frequency-chirping.html