Heating frequency optimization for artificial field-aligned scattering

Lv, Libin; Wu, Zhensen; Li, Qingliang; Hao, Shuji; Ding, Jian; Ma, Guanglin; Chen, Jing

doi:10.1088/2058-6272/ab1d46

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“…The ionospheric heating effect is stable during nighttime; however, during the pre-sunrise and midday periods, the effective radiated power reaching the heating altitudes is reduced due to the absorption effects in the low ionosphere. This results in lower trigger efficiency and poorer heating experimental effect 16 , 17 .…”

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Enhancement of ionospheric heating effect by chemical release

Zhao,

Feng,

et al. 2024

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The ionosphere can be artificially modified by employing ground-based high-power high-frequency electromagnetic waves to irradiate the ionosphere. This modification is achieved through the nonlinear interaction between the electromagnetic waves and the ionospheric plasma, leading to changes in the physical properties and structure of the ionosphere. The degree of artificial modification of the ionosphere is closely related to the heating energy density of high-frequency pump waves. Due to the high density of neutral constituents in the lower ionosphere and the high frequency of electron-neutral collisions, the energy of heating pump waves will be absorbed and attenuated during the penetration of the low ionosphere, seriously affecting the heating effect. This paper proposes a method to reduce the absorption of ionospheric heating pump waves by releasing electron attachment chemicals into low ionosphere to form a large-scale electron density hole. A model for mitigating pump waves absorption based on SF6 release is established, and the absorption at different frequencies is quantitatively calculated. The propagation characteristics of high-frequency signals in ionospheric holes are studied using a three-dimensional ray tracing method, and the results demonstrate that the chemical release method not only reduces the absorption attenuation of heating pump waves but also forms spherical electron density holes, which exhibit a focusing effect on the heating beam and enhance the heating effect. The results are of great significance for understanding the nonlinear interaction between electromagnetic wave and ionospheric plasma and improving the ionospheric heating efficiency.

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confidence: 99%