Final Report on Grant N00014-88-K-0425 (California Univ.).

Abstract

We summarize advances in the general understanding of strong plasma turbulence, with special application to the mechanisms for powerful microwave emission. Principally, we developed an optical diagnostic system which permits simultaneous measures of the turbulent Langmuir fields (at the plasma frequency) in the plasma, plus the microwaves emitted by the plasma. This has allowed us to develop a complete inventory of energy transport, power production, losses and emissions. We then compare with the models we have developed. Agreement is good, and we now pursue fundamental aspects of the microwave emission processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1989
Accession Number
ADA235304

Entities

People

  • Gregory Benford

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood Volume
  • Coherent Radiation
  • Computer Simulations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Emission
  • Fluids
  • Ion Beams
  • Ions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Models
  • Particle Beams
  • Scattering
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.