Schematic image of cross-energy couplings via wave-particle interactions (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Schematic image of cross-energy couplings via wave-particle interactions

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Hot ions (red) generate magnetosonic waves (MSWs; green), which then propagate across the field lines and heat up cold ions (yellow) by transferring their energy to them. A part of this transferred energy goes into generating EMIC waves (blue).

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