A theory of solar type III radio bursts

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1979-01-01

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Goldstein, M. L., K. Papadopoulos, and R. A. Smith. "A Theory of Solar Type III Radio Bursts." 1979. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19800037044.

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A theory of type III bursts is reviewed. Energetic electrons propagating through the interplanetary medium are shown to excite the one dimensional oscillating two stream instability (OTSI). The OTSI is in turn stabilized by anomalous resistivity which completes the transfer of long wavelength Langmuir waves to short wavelengths, out of resonance with the electrons. The theory explains the small energy losses suffered by the electrons in propagating to 1 AU, the predominance of second harmonic radiation, and the observed correlation between radio and electron fluxes.