WHISTLER WAVE LEAKAGE FROM PLASMA DUCTS AND SOLITONS

An analytical full wave theory of whistler wave leakage from the densi ty ducts and solitons, aligned parallel to the ambient magnetic field, is developed. Radiation from plasma ducts and solitons are considered from a unified standpoint. Explicit asymptotic expressions for the de trapped radiation field and the amplitude attenuation, caused by the l eakage, are obtained. The results are extended to more general gyrotro pic media. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.