Investigation of Whistler Wave Phenomena

Abstract

This award supported research to develop physics-based models of energetic particle transport induced by fluctuations with complex, time-evolving frequency spectra. New observations were made using the Collisionless terrella Experiment (CTX) , and a variety of experimental and computation techniques were developed. By combining detailed laboratory measurements of the global structure of intense plasma fluctuations with nonlinear guiding-center Hamiltonian simulations, the relationship between induced radial transport and the spectral intensity of drift-resonant fluctuations was demonstrated for the first time. This award provided research and educational support for three undergraduate students and four graduate students.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA329636

Entities

People

  • Michael E. Mauel

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computations
  • Computer Simulations
  • Intensity
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Particle Flux
  • Particles
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Transport Ships
  • Wave Phenomena
  • Whistlers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • STEM Education