Waves and Instabilities in Steady-State High-Beta Plasmas

Abstract

The generation of steady-state, high-density, fully-ionized plasmas in magnetically confined arcs and jets has been studied. Finite-beta waves and instabilities appropriate to the ionospheric and magnetospheric plasmas have been investigated. Anomalous resistivity due to instability produced turbulent fluctuations has been studied. Experimental simulations of laser-plasma interactions have been performed in the microwave region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA030924

Entities

People

  • Francis F. Chen
  • N. C. Luhmann Jr.

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Bandwidth
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • High Density
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Parametric Instability
  • Phase Modulation
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • Soft X Rays
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy