Incoherent scatter spectrum of ionospheric plasma with an anisotropic temperature ion distribution.

The expression of anisotropic temperature ion distribution function under the 13-moment approximation is obtained by solving a set of moment equations based on the Boltzmann equation for a relaxation collision model and with consideration of the anisotropic temperature ion distribution. And the incoherent scatter spectrum with an anisotropic temperature ion distribution is simulated in different directions based on the electromagnetic radiation theory of Sheffield. The effects of different electrical field strengths, ratios of electron temperature to ion temperature, and ion-neutral collision frequencies on the incoherent scatter spectrum are all discussed. Finally, the value of theoretical simulation is compared with the measured value of incoherent scattering spectrum. The result show that the incoherent scatter spectrum of ions seriously deviates from the form of the Maxwellian distribution in the equilibrium state. This phenomenon can be attributed to the effects of anisotropic temperature ion distribution, the larger convection electric field, and other factors in high latitude ionosphere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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