Experimental Observation of Wave-Wave Coupling in a Beam Plasma System,

Abstract

The interaction between unstable waves has been investigated in a beam-plasma system under conditions such that nonlinear wave-particle interactions are negligible. At small wave amplitudes the results can be interpreted in terms of a simple three-wave decay process; at large amplitudes the situation is dominated by multiple wave coupling that leads to generation of satellite waves. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0733909

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey T. Chang
  • M. Raether
  • Shuta Tanaka

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Coupling (Interaction)
  • Couplings
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Observation
  • Particles
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space