2 papers
physics.space-ph2026
The Free-Electron Laser Model of Magnetospheric Chorus
Brandon Bonham
Chorus waves are electromagnetic waves named for their resemblance to birds chirping at dawn when their radio frequencies are played as audio. The amplification of chorus in Earth'…
physics.space-ph2025
The Ginzburg-Landau Model of Magnetospheric Chorus: Instabilities and Mode Condensation
Brandon Bonham, Amitava Bhattacharjee
The analogy between free-electron lasers (FELs) - laboratory devices which generate intense coherent light with tunable frequencies - and whistler wave-particle interactions in the…