Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 40, Numéro C7, Juillet 1979
XIVe Conférence Internationale sur les Phénomènes d'Ionisation dans les Gaz / XIVth International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases
Page(s) C7-703 - C7-704
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19797340
XIVe Conférence Internationale sur les Phénomènes d'Ionisation dans les Gaz / XIVth International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases

J. Phys. Colloques 40 (1979) C7-703-C7-704

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19797340

PROPAGATION OF WHISTLER WAVES TRAPPED IN A NARROW DENSITY TROUGH

H. Sugai, K. Ido, H. Niki et S. Takeda

Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya Japan.


Abstract
Whistler waves are observed to be trapped in the narrow density trough of width 2d ≤ λ // (parallel wave length). The phase and amplitude profile of ducted whistlers is measured along and across the trough. The experimental results are in good agreement with the recent trapping theory.