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On gyroresonance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

M. J. Laird
M. J. Laird
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, King's College, London
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Abstract

The motion of a charged particle in the field of a plane circularly polarized wave propagating along a uniform magnetic field B0 is investigated. For the wave magnetic field small compared with B0, the equations of motion simplify to those of the pendulum, and a simple picture of what happens for particles near gyro- resonance results. Expressions are found for the amplitude and period of the pitch angle oscillations. Departures from uniformity and possible applications to the magnetosphere are briefly discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , February 1968 , pp. 59 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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