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Effects of Superthermal Particles on Waves in Magnetized Space Plasmas

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Distributions with excess numbers of superthermal particles are common in space environments. They are well modelled by the isotropic kappa distribution, or, where magnetic effects are important, the kappa-Maxwellian. This paper presents a review of some studies of electrostatic and electromagnetic waves in such plasmas, based on the associated generalized plasma dispersion functions, Z κ and Z κM. In particular, the effects of low values of κ are considered, i.e. strongly accelerated distribution functions. Recently the full susceptibility tensor for oblique propagation of electromagnetic waves in a kappa-Maxwellian magnetoplasma has been established and has been applied to the study of whistler waves.

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Hellberg, M., Mace, R. & Cattaert, T. Effects of Superthermal Particles on Waves in Magnetized Space Plasmas. Space Sci Rev 121, 127–139 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-006-5024-1

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