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Observations from satellites have revealed the existence of continuum radiation from just beyond the plasmapause. I propose here that this is generated by Cerenkov radiation coupling to the O mode of radiation, which can propagate in low density plasmas. The observations are interpreted on the basis of this theory.
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Jones, D. Source of terrestrial non-thermal radiation. Nature 260, 686–689 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260686a0
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