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The α-effect generated by standing Alfvén waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Tomikazu Namikawa  and
Hiromitsu Hamabata
Tomikazu Namikawa
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558, Japan
Hiromitsu Hamabata
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558, Japan
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Abstract

The mean electromotive force generated by nonlinear standing Alfvén waves propagating along the mean magnetic field is investigated. It is shown that the α-effect can exist owing to the interaction between oppositely propagating two waves, provided that the initial fields have non-zero helicity. The result is discussed in the context of field-aligned currents and periodic particle flux variations in the earth's magnetosphere.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , October 1988 , pp. 353 - 358
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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