Cross Field Thermal Transport due to Ion Acoustic Waves in Magnetized Laser Plasmas.

Abstract

It is shown that cross field temperature gradients can drive ion acoustic waves unstable in a laser produced plasma. The principle effect of the instability is an enhancement of the cross field thermal conductivity. It is shown how this effect can be modeled in laser fusion hydrocodes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047818

Entities

People

  • Claire E. Max
  • Jeffery Thomson
  • Wallace M. Manheimer

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Conduction (Heat Transfer)
  • Conductivity
  • Cyclotron Resonance
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Frequency
  • Hydrocodes
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition