Research on Heating, Instabilities, Turbulence and RF Emission from Electric Field Dominated Plasmas
Abstract
This contract has supported four research programs: 1) a program of research on plasma turbulence; 2) a program of research on plasma heating by collisional magnetic pumping; 3) a research program on the Orbitron submillimeter maser; and 4) the initial phase of a program on plasma cloaking of military targets for protection against radar and directed microwave energy weapons. Progress in these areas is documented in the text of this final report and in the twenty archival publications included in the appendices to this report. In addition to the above four research areas, we are continuing our work on plasma diagnostic development, and the development of new state-of-the-art data analysis and reduction methods, including software development for online reduction of Langmuir probe, capacitive probe, and other diagnostic information. We are also developing the capability to analyze electrostatic potential fluctuations by the methods of nonlinear dynamics. An important part of our research program has been the training of our graduate and undergraduate research assistants in state-of-the-art methods in the fields of high temperature plasma physics, plasma diagnostics, communications, and related areas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA212122
Entities
People
- Igor Alexeff
- J. R. Roth
Organizations
- University of Tennessee