INTERACTION OF NEUTRAL ION STREAMS WITH A MAGNETIC DIPOLE FIELD,

Abstract

A macroscopic, non-viscous theory is used to study the transient behavior of a neutral ion plasma. Integral transform techniques are introduced to obtain closed-form solutions. The method is applied to two well-known problems to check its validity. The problem of a neutral ion stream flowing down the axis of a magnetic dipole field is then investigated with special emphasis on the transient behavior of the perturbation induced in the dipole. In addition, the calculatio of the resulting velocity distribution is considered. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 1963
Accession Number
AD0421518

Entities

People

  • J. W. Byrd

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Convolution Integrals
  • Dipoles
  • Integral Transforms
  • Integrals
  • Inverse Problems
  • Magnetic Dipoles
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Perturbations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.