Chorus Wave Generation Modulated by Field Line Resonance and Mirror‐Mode ULF Waves
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Abstract
Abstract Earth's inner magnetosphere is a zoo of plasma waves where electromagnetic and electrostatic emissions with distinct frequencies coexist and interact. Spacecraft observations have shown that whistler‐mode chorus waves, one of the key components in the magnetospheric dynamics, are often modulated by ultralow frequency (ULF) waves. Here, we investigate the effects of two typical ULF wave modes (i.e., field line resonance and mirror mode) on the nonlinear generation process of chorus waves. We report for the first time periodic excitations of lower‐ and upper‐band chorus waves near ULF wave crests and troughs, respectively. Their anticorrelated occurrence is explained by the nonlinear theory, in which the threshold amplitude of nonlinear wave growth is modified by the ULF wave field configuration and the modulated electron distributions. In this framework, the newly observed feature of chorus wave occurrence near the ULF wave crests is attributed to the antisymmetric field profiles of mirror‐mode ULF waves, which periodically modulate the threshold amplitude by modifying the second‐order derivative of the background dipole field. In addition to the second‐order derivative, the first‐order derivative of the background magnetic field is also modulated by the ULF waves to regulate the size of the chorus wave source region.
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