Research on High-Altitude Plasma Physics.

Abstract

The report contains a summary of problems investigated related to High-Altitude Plasma Physics. References to detailed work in this area are given. The topics investigated fall into four general categories: (1) propagation of, and radiation from, relativistic electron beams, (2) plasma dynamics, shockwaves, and atomic collision processes, (3) plasma turbulence, and (4) theoretical studies. A detailed technical report on experiments simulating the release of artificial plasma clouds in the ionosphere is given. The results of these experiments are in substantial agreement with current theories of the motion and deformation of such clouds. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0756684

Entities

People

  • David L. Morse
  • Isaiah Nebenzahl
  • Peter L. Auer
  • William W. Destler

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Altitude
  • Collisions
  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Dynamics
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • High Altitude
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Ionosphere
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Physics
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics