Table A1.
Direction of B o | Direction of Wave Propagation | Polarization in Plasma Frame | Polarization in Spacecraft Frame |
---|---|---|---|
Toward | Toward | RCP | LCP |
Toward | Away | RCP | RCP |
Away | Toward | RCP | LCP |
Away | Away | RCP | RCP |
Toward | Toward | LCP | RCP |
Toward | Away | LCP | LCP |
Away | Toward | LCP | RCP |
Away | Away | LCP | LCP |
“Toward” and “Away” refer to the directions toward the Sun and away from the Sun, respectively. RCP and LCP indicate right‐hand circular polarization and left‐hand circular polarization, respectively. Polarization is defined with respect to rotation with respect to the direction of the ambient magnetic field B o, that is, in the plasma physics sense.