Measurement of Pumped Superluminal Electromagnetic Radiation.

Abstract

A new source of radiation has been postulated that occurs when a charged particle, moving with a velocity greater than the velocity of light in a medium, is caused to oscillate about its transverse beam line by means of a static, periodic magnetic or electric field or by means of an incident transverse wave. Experiments were conducted to measure this new source of electromagnetic shock radiation, and compare it to Cerenkov radiation, a known source of electromagnetic shock radiation. The preliminary results agree with predictions of Schneider and Spitzer, but the present accuracy is not sufficient to rule out alternative theories. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092306

Entities

People

  • Joseph Paul Mackin
  • William More Decker Iv

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cerenkov Radiation
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemistry
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Fluxmeters
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Schools
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics