Final report for ONR contract N00014-18-K-0018 (Cornell University). Final report, Oct 80-Sep 89

Technical Report · Fri Sep 21 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5572389

Kinter, P M; Kelley, M C

The search in this contract was directed toward the study of plasma waves and wave particle interactions in space. Using the Viking space craft, weak double layers were discovered and plasma irregularities were shown to be a universal phenomena in the magnetosphere. Using sounding rockets, hydrogen Bernstein waves and electrostatic oxygen cyclotron waves were shown to be responsible for transversely accelerating ion conics. In another area, the effects of injecting ion beams and VLF waves on the ionosphere and magnetosphere. Keywords: Wave particle interactions, Double layers ionospheric irregularities, Ion conics. (jhd)

• Research Organization: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5572389
• Report Number(s): AD-A-227539/4/XAB; CNN: N00014-81-K-0018
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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