Theory Related to a MM Wave Source Experiment

Abstract

Much progress was made in characterizing the principal plasma physics phenomena involved in the plasma 3 wave mixing scheme under experimental investigation by Dr Bob Schumacher of Hughes Research Labs. Bennett pinching was found to be extremely important in focussing the counterstreaming electron beams in the device. The ion modulation instability was identified as the crucial remaining issue to be studied for improving the signal purity of this millimeter wave source.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA204740

Entities

People

  • M. Rosenberg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Simulations
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electromagnetism
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Instability
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics