E-Fields Parallel-to-B Effects on Plasma Shear Across Magnetic Flux Tubes

Abstract

Necessary conditions are derived if very long plasma filaments (striations) are to remain magnetic flux tube aligned in distorted geomagnetic fields subsequent to nuclear burst. Special E fields are required, unrelated to resistive effects. It is not yet clear if such special E fields can appear in reality. If such special E fields cannot exist, long nuclear bursts striations in the magnetosphere will gradually shear across magnetic flux tubes, break up into several shorter segments, descend into the lower ionosphere, and be consumed faster there by molecular deionization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1983
Accession Number
ADA141339

Entities

People

  • R. W. Kilb

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Computations
  • Current Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • High Altitude
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Magnetosphere
  • Materials
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Steady State
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.