Abstract

It is shown that a whistler wave can parametrically decay into another whistler wave plus a kinetic Alfven wave. The parametric coupling occurs due to the electrostatic properties of the kinetic Alfven wave. Corresponding growth rate and threshold condition are obtained.

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