Radiation from a Localized Langmuir Oscillation in a Uniformly Magnetized Plasma.
Abstract
The radiation at the first and second harmonics of the electron plasma frequency from a localized Langmuir perturbation is computed for the case of a uniformly magnetized plasma. It is assumed that the localized perturbations in both the electrostatic field and plasma density have cylindrical symmetry about the direction of the ambient magnetic field. The analysis is initially performed for such an arbitrary localized perturbation, and then applied to treat the case of a one-dimensional Langmuir soliton propagating in the direction of the magnetic field. An extensive numerical study of the angular dependence of the radiation spectrum as a function of the ratio of the electron plasma and cyclotron frequencies is described. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 29, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA082194
Entities
People
- H. P. Freund
- Konbtantinopsa Dennis Papadopoulos
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory