THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF ELECTRON ORBITS AND BREMSSTRAHLUNG IN A PLASMA

Abstract

The emission of low frequency BREMSSTRAHLUNG BY A PLASMA IS CALCULATED, BY CLASSICAL METHODS, FROM A MODEL IN WHICH THE ELECTRONS INTERACT WITH THE PLASMA AS A WHOLE, AND NOT WITH INDIVIDUAL IONS. The Fourier expansion of the ion density is employed for calculating the time dependent electrical field at the position of an electron which moves along a straight line, and the Fourier coefficients of the electrical field are used for calculating the Bremsstrahlung spectrum. A coherence length occur in the final formulas and replaces the cut-off collision parameter of earlier theories. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268449

Entities

People

  • Otto H. Theimer

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Charged Particles
  • Coefficients
  • Collisions
  • Continuous Spectra
  • Diffraction
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Frequency
  • Ion Density
  • Ions
  • Spectra
  • Wave Phenomena

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
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