Nonlinear Generation of Intense Localized Electric Fields in Plasmas.

Abstract

Over the past year several theoretical studies, computer simulations, and laboratory experiments have established that sharply localized electric fields of high intensity can be nonlinearly generated in plasmas under a wide variety of conditions. In this paper the authors present a brief survey of the physics underlying the formation of these localized electric fields, examine the experimental evidence which supports their existence, and sketch briefly the relevance of these structures to the problem of laser fusion and the theory of strong plasma turbulence.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA006668

Entities

People

  • George J. Morales
  • Yee Chun Lee

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Electric Fields
  • Intensity
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy