THE HYDROMAGNETIC WAVE TUBE: THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF MODE STRUCTURES

Abstract

INSTRUMENTATION HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO ALLOW EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF IONOSPHERIC MOTIONS. This device is called the Hydromagnetic Wave Tube. The principal purpose of this report is to theoretically determine the basic modal patterns of the electric and magnetic fields under operating conditions and to determine the propagation characteristics of these fields as functions of the static magnetic field, the ionization concentration, and the frequency of the perturbing source. Brief outlines of the over-all project and the physical construction of the Hydromagnetic Wave Tube are also included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0289529

Entities

People

  • D.j. Jr. Decourcy
  • M.h. Bruce

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Fields

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
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