Wave Propagation in a Hot Magnetoplasma with Velocity Dependent Collision Frequencies and Coulomb Encounters

Wave Propagation in a Hot Magnetoplasma with Velocity Dependent Collision Frequencies and Coulomb Encounters PDF Author: Robert John Papa
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Languages : en
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Wave Propagation in a Hot Magnetoplasma with Coulomb Collisions

Wave Propagation in a Hot Magnetoplasma with Coulomb Collisions PDF Author: Robert J. Papa
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Category : Coulomb excitation
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Wave Propagation in a Warm Magnetoplasma with Coulomb Interactions

Wave Propagation in a Warm Magnetoplasma with Coulomb Interactions PDF Author: Robert J. Papa
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Category : Ionosphere
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Electromagnetic waves propagating through partially ionized gases can be severely attenuated and suffer distortion. This has important consequences in the design of any communication and radar system in which waves must propagate through an intervening plasma medium, such as in reentry communications and ionospheric propagation. In this report, formulas are derived that can predict such wave attenuation characteristics more accurately and for a wider range of plasma conditions than already existing theories. The conventional Appleton-Hartree equation used in ionospheric propagation studies gives the index of refraction of a wave travelling through a plasma in a magnetic field in terms of the properties of the plasma. This conventional Appleton-Hartree formula neglects important effects such as the random thermal motion of the particles, which can cause nonlocal effects. Also, the energy dependence of the electron-neutral collision frequency can alter the nature of the wave attenuation process. In the report, a generalization of the Appleton-Hartree equation is made to include these effects. A kinetic equation is solved which includes the effects of energy-dependent electron-neutral collisions, Coulomb encounters and spatial dispersion. The perturbation method used in solving the kinetic equation assumes that the effects of electron-neutral collisions and Coulomb encounters are dominant, and spatial dispersion effects are weak.

Numerical Solution of the Dispersion Relations for a Hot Magnetoplasma with Collisions

Numerical Solution of the Dispersion Relations for a Hot Magnetoplasma with Collisions PDF Author: Robert J. Papa
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Category : Dispersion relations
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Detailed numerical studies have been made on the dispersion relations for electromagnetic waves propagating in partially ionized gases immersed in a dc magnetic field. Accurate values of the attenuation constant and phase shift are needed in the design of radio communications systems where waves must propagate through an ionized gas (such as in reentry communications systems), in the design of radar jamming devices used during missile reentry, and in the analytical study of ionospheric propagation phenomena. The numerical solution of the dispersion relations enable the effects of collisionless wave damping, velocity-dependent electron-neutral collisions, and Coulomb encounters to be studied. The attenuation and phase shift of waves propagating through a plasma are dependent upon the signal frequency, plasma temperature, plasma density, degree of ionization, and cross sections for electron scattering. Graphs are presented which enable attenuation constants and phase shifts to be readily evaluated for a very wide range of possible plasma conditions. (Author).

Collisional Effects on Waves in a Magnetoplasma

Collisional Effects on Waves in a Magnetoplasma PDF Author: John Quayle Howell
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Category : Collisions (Nuclear physics)
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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A new class of collision-dependent electron waves is found in a non-Maxwellian Lorentz magnetoplasma, and it is shown that these waves may be driven unstable by electron-neutral collisions. The Boltzmann equation with collision integral is solved, assuming propagation either parallel or perpendicular to the magnetic field. Both conductivity tensors are derived and put in a form useful for numerical calculations. The full set of Maxwell's equations is then used to derive the dispersion relations for both directions of propagation. The dispersion relations are initially solved for a monoenergetic electron distribution function and following that a distribution with a peak of nonzero halfwidth is treated. Some consideration is also given to a Maxwellian distribution both with and without a bump on the tail. As an example of propagation parallel to the magnetic field, transverse electromagnetic or whistler waves are considered. (Author).

Wave Propagation in a Hot Magnetoplasma with Coulomb Collisions

Wave Propagation in a Hot Magnetoplasma with Coulomb Collisions PDF Author: Robert J. Papa
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861-1972: Physics, M-Z

Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861-1972: Physics, M-Z PDF Author: Xerox University Microfilms
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 936

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Comprehensive Dissertation Index

Comprehensive Dissertation Index PDF Author:
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 964

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Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861-1972: Astronomy and physics, A-L

Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861-1972: Astronomy and physics, A-L PDF Author: Xerox University Microfilms
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 960

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American Doctoral Dissertations

American Doctoral Dissertations PDF Author:
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Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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