Atmospheric electrification in dusty, reactive gases in the solar system and beyond

C Helling, RG Harrison, F Honary, DA Diver… - Surveys in …, 2016 - Springer
Detailed observations of the solar system planets reveal a wide variety of local atmospheric
conditions. Astronomical observations have revealed a variety of extrasolar planets none of …

Energetic charged particles above thunderclouds

M Füllekrug, D Diver, JL Pincon, ADR Phelps… - Surveys in …, 2013 - Springer
The French government has committed to launch the satellite TARANIS to study transient
coupling processes between the Earth's atmosphere and near-Earth space. The prime …

Laboratory astrophysics: Investigation of planetary and astrophysical maser emission

R Bingham, DC Speirs, BJ Kellett, I Vorgul… - Microphysics of Cosmic …, 2014 - Springer
This paper describes a model for cyclotron maser emission applicable to planetary auroral
radio emission, the stars UV Ceti and CU Virginus, blazar jets and astrophysical shocks …

Demonstration of auroral radio emission mechanisms by laboratory experiment

SL McConville, DC Speirs, K Ronald… - Plasma Physics and …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Auroral kilometric radiation occurs in regions of depleted plasma density in the polar
magnetosphere. These emissions are close to the electron cyclotron frequency and appear …

Backward wave cyclotron-maser emission in the auroral magnetosphere

DC Speirs, R Bingham, RA Cairns, I Vorgul, BJ Kellett… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
In this Letter, we present theory and particle-in-cell simulations describing cyclotron radio
emission from Earth's auroral region and similar phenomena in other astrophysical …

Radio frequency resonator structure and diagnostic measurements for a laboratory simulation of Auroral Kilometric Radiation

K Ronald, DC Speirs, SL McConville, ADR Phelps… - Physics of …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Auroral Kilometric Radiation is emitted from regions of depleted plasma density in the
Earth's polar magnetosphere. The radiation frequency is close to the local electron cyclotron …

Cyclotron maser radiation from an inhomogeneous plasma

RA Cairns, I Vorgul, R Bingham - Physical review letters, 2008 - APS
Cyclotron maser radiation is important in both laboratory devices such as gyrotrons and in
space physics applications to phenomena such as auroral kilometric radiation. To …

3D PiC code simulations for a laboratory experimental investigation of auroral kilometric radiation mechanisms

KM Gillespie, DC Speirs, K Ronald… - Plasma Physics and …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR), occurs naturally in the polar regions of the
Earth's magnetosphere where electrons are accelerated by electric fields into the increasing …

Cyclotron maser emission: Stars, planets, and laboratory

I Vorgul, BJ Kellett, RA Cairns, R Bingham… - Physics of …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
This paper is a review of results by the group over the past decade on auroral kilometric
radiation and similar cyclotron emissions from stars and planets. These emissions are often …

Electron beam measurements for a laboratory simulation of auroral kilometric radiation

K Ronald, SL McConville, DC Speirs… - Plasma Sources …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Efficient (∼ 1%) electron cyclotron radio emissions are produced in the X-mode
from regions of locally depleted plasma in the Earth's polar magnetosphere. These …