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Fig. 6.11. The calculated amplitude (a) |b ϕ | and phase (b) arg( b ϕ ) of the azimuthal
magnetic component vs. L (see (6.88) and (6.90)) for the 1-st harmonics in the
vicinity of the resonance magnetic shell. The solid lines represent T 1 = 120 s, the
dashed lines - T 2 = 160s, and the dotted lines - T 3 = 180 . 2s
the driver period exceeds maximal FLR-period, the amplitude distribution
also has one maximum gradually flattened with increase of T . Such ampli-
tude distribution for the driver period T 3 = max T 1 ( L ) is shown by the dotted
line in Fig. 6.11a.
If the FLR-shells are distant from each other, the phase jumps at
180
as each of the FLR-shell transections. The sign '+' is taken for the FLR-
period growth in passage of the resonance shell, and '
≈±
' is for the FLR-
period diminution. The solid line in Fig. 6.11b demonstrates such L-phase
dependency. The phase decreases at
180 with an increase of L from 3 to
3 . 5 and increases at 180 for a change of L from 3 . 8 to 4. As a result the total
phase change at the consequent passage of two resonance shells is
0 .
The mutual contribution of two close resonances with different excitation
coecients Λ Bj to the total magnetic field. The dashed line in Fig. 6.10b
presents an example of the phase L -distribution in the vicinity of the two
FLR-shells. Close to the first shell with L 1 =3 . 73 the phase rapidly goes
down almost at 180 and near the second shell, L 2 =3 . 88, the phase initially
increases. An impact of L 1 prevails with moving away from L 2 to the north.
As a consequence, the total phase change
180 as L changesfrom3to4.
Approaching the FLR-shells, the phase change becomes monotonous and has
the form shown by the dotted line in Fig. 6.11a for the drive period T 3 .
≈−
Meridional Distribution of the FLR Polarization Ellipses
Let us note some features of the FLR-polarization above the ionosphere. A
polarization ellipse is defined by the ratio of the meridional component b ν to
the azimuthal component b ϕ . From (6.89), (6.90) we get
b ν
b ϕ
imξ ln(
imξ ) ,
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