Stimulated emission of energetic particles by plasma-wave discharge in the polar ionosphere
Agafonov Yu. N. , Bazhanov V. S. , Isyakaev V. Ya. , Markov G. A. , Pokhunkov A. A. , Chugunov Yu. V. , Kulistikov S. A.
A method is developed for the deep modulation of the flux of emitted high-energy particles (Ee £ 40 keV) in plasma wave discharge excited by an edge electromagnetic source in the polar ionosphere at altitudes of 100-150 km. A discharge-perturbed flux of fast electrons, which is an order of magnitude larger than the background in the quiet nocturnal ionosphere, is obtained.