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Density fluctuations and polarization features of magnetohydrodynamic waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2006

A. DOGAN ,
F. SPANIER ,
R. VAINIO  and
R. SCHLICKEISER
A. DOGAN
Affiliation:
Lufthansa Systems Group GmbH, Am Weiher 24, D-65451 Kelsterbach, Germany Institut für Theoretische Physik, Lehrstuhl IV: Weltraum-und Astrophysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
F. SPANIER
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Lehrstuhl IV: Weltraum-und Astrophysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
R. VAINIO
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
R. SCHLICKEISER
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Lehrstuhl IV: Weltraum-und Astrophysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Abstract

In the interstellar medium (ISM), a broad range of turbulent plasmas can be observed by using radio waves. However, only density fluctuations are directly measurable with these radio astronomic tools. If one wants to deduce the underlying features of the turbulence, it is necessary to calculate the relation between density and magnetic fluctuations. Here a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)-ansatz is taken into account for the ISM turbulence to calculate the fluctuations for the three low-frequency MHD waves.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , June 2006 , pp. 419 - 427
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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