Pump Wavenumber Dependent Effects in the Parametric Instabilities of a Plasma.

Abstract

This paper derives a linear kinetic theory of parametric instabilities in a infinite, homogeneous, fully ionized plasma, with no magnetic field. Important problems of the parametric instabilities are studied, in three dimensions, pumped by a monochromatic, longitudinal pump or arbitrary wavevector. By solving a dispersion relation derived for these instabilites, numerically and analytically, a number of new, three-dimensional effects are found.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031292

Entities

People

  • Steven J. Bardwell

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Frequencies
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Forward Scattering
  • Frequency Response
  • Lepidoptera
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Parametric Instability
  • Scattering
  • Standing Waves
  • Three Dimensional
  • Ultrasounds

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.