Investigation of Fast Wave Beam-Plasma Interactions.

Abstract

A program of work is described in which both electrostatic and electromagnetic wave amplifying mechanisms have been investigated. For the former, studies in the absence of a magnetic field were directed towards verifying the theory for beam/surface wave amplification. For the latter, two distinctly different lines were followed for interaction in the presence of a static magnetic field. The first of these was a theoretical and experimental examination of electrostatic cyclotron harmonic wave interaction. The second was a study of 'whistler' wave propagation and the potentialities for electromagnetic wave growth in this mode. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0853990

Entities

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplification
  • Cyclotrons
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radio Transmission
  • Surface Waves
  • Wave Phenomena
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves
  • Whistlers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics