Electron pairing in mirror modes: surpassing the quasi-linear limit

Treumann, Rudolf A.; Baumjohann, Wolfgang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-971-2019

Articles | Volume 37, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-971-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-971-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 37, issue 5

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24 Oct 2019

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Electron pairing in mirror modes: surpassing the quasi-linear limit

Rudolf A. Treumann and Wolfgang Baumjohann

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Preprint (discussion started on 08 Jul 2019)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Aug 2019
- AC3: 'Response to Rev 1.', Rudolf Treumann, 07 Sep 2019
  - EC1: 'This is the complete response to Reviewer 1', Nick Sergis, 11 Sep 2019
    - AC2: 'Response', Rudolf Treumann, 07 Sep 2019
    - AC6: 'response (sorry for writing all in small letters)', Rudolf Treumann, 15 Sep 2019
RC2: 'Comments on “Mirror mode physics: The amplitude limit” by R. A. Treumann and W. Baumjohann', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Sep 2019
- AC6: 'response (sorry for writing all in small letters)', Rudolf Treumann, 15 Sep 2019
- AC1: 'General Response', Rudolf Treumann, 06 Sep 2019
- AC2: 'Response', Rudolf Treumann, 07 Sep 2019
RC3: 'Referee report on Mirror mode physics: Amplitude limit by Rudolf A. Treumann and Wolfgang Baumjohann', Dragos Constantinescu, 03 Sep 2019
- AC5: 'Response to Rev 3', Rudolf Treumann, 08 Sep 2019
- AC1: 'General Response', Rudolf Treumann, 06 Sep 2019
- AC6: 'response (sorry for writing all in small letters)', Rudolf Treumann, 15 Sep 2019
RC4: 'A review', Anonymous Referee #4, 06 Sep 2019
- AC4: 'Response to Rev 4', Rudolf Treumann, 08 Sep 2019
- AC1: 'General Response', Rudolf Treumann, 06 Sep 2019
- AC6: 'response (sorry for writing all in small letters)', Rudolf Treumann, 15 Sep 2019
AC1: 'General Response', Rudolf Treumann, 06 Sep 2019
AC2: 'Response', Rudolf Treumann, 07 Sep 2019
- EC2: 'The complete response to Reviewer 1 is posted under his/her review', Nick Sergis, 11 Sep 2019
EC3: 'Topical Editor comment', Nick Sergis, 11 Sep 2019

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Sep 2019) by Nick Sergis

AR by Rudolf Treumann on behalf of the Authors (21 Sep 2019) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (28 Sep 2019) by Nick Sergis

AR by Rudolf Treumann on behalf of the Authors (28 Sep 2019) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The mirror mode starts as a zero-frequency ion fluid instability and saturates quasi-linearly at very low magnetic level, while forming extended magnetic bubbles. These trap the adiabatically bouncing electron component which forms pairs near the mirror points. The large pair anisotropy causes further growth beyond quasilinear level. Including pressure equilibrium gives and estimate of the required pair density.