ENERGY TRANSFER FROM A TEST ELECTRON TO A COLLISIONLESS PLASMA.

Abstract

The perturbation of a collisionless plasma by a nonrelativistic test electron is derived in closed form. The electron loses energy driving currents in the plasma. No energy is lost to electromagnetic or electro-acoustic waves. However, electro-acoustic waves do occur in the Mach cone behind the test electron and provide a mechanism to couple test electrons over large distances. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0641639

Entities

People

  • Joseph G. Kelley
  • Morton A. Levine

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Perturbations
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems