Solitons and Second Harmonic Radiation in Type III Bursts.

Abstract

The emission at the second harmonic radiation (2 omega sub e) from self consistent Langmuir solitons is calculated. THe theory predicts, in a natural way, the observed transition in type III bursts from the region where the radio intensity is linearly proportional to the electron flux to the region where the radio intensity is proportional o the square of the elctron flux. A detailed comparison of the radiation observed at 2 omega sub e for the burst of 31 March 1976, 18:10 UT with the one expected on the assumption of radiation from solitons, using the correlated in situ measurements of electric fields at omege sub e and their spatial spatial structure provides strong evidence that for the first time, Langmuir solitons have been observed in space.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055911

Entities

People

  • H. P. Freund
  • Konbtantinopsa Dennis Papadopoulos

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Flux
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Emission
  • Fermions
  • Intensity
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space