V. L. Frolov, V. O. Rapoport, G. P. Komrakov, A. S. Belov, G. A. Markov, M. Parrot, J. L. Rauch, E. V. Mishin, “Density ducts formed by heating the Earth’s ionosphere with high-power HF radio waves”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2008, Volume 88, Issue 12,Pages <nobr>908

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PLASMA, GASES

Density ducts formed by heating the Earth’s ionosphere with high-power HF radio waves

V. L. Frolov^a, V. O. Rapoport^a, G. P. Komrakov^a, A. S. Belov^b, G. A. Markov^b, M. Parrot^c, J. L. Rauch^c, E. V. Mishin^d

^a Radiophysical Research Institute, ul. Bol’shaya Pecherskaya 25, Nizhni Novgorod, 603950, Russia
^b Nizhni Novgorod State University, pr. Gagarina 23, Nizhni Novgorod, 603950, Russia
^c Environment Physics and Chemistry Laboratory (LPCE), Orléans, France
^d Institute for Scientific Research, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

Abstract: The parameters of plasma disturbances at altitudes 660 and 840 km, measured by the instruments onboard the French DEMETER satellite and the US DMSP satellites passing through the magnetic flux tube footed at the region of intense modification of the F ₂ ionospheric layer by the high-power HF radio waves of the Sura heating facility, are presented. The formation of artificial enhanced-density plasma ducts in the outer ionosphere is observed experimentally. Conditions facilitating the formation of such ducts are pointed out.

PACS: 94.20.-y

Received: 14.08.2008
Revised: 29.10.2008