Nuclear burst induced shock wave modeling of energetic electron injection into the magnetosphere: application of streaming plasma instabilities to shock structures. Scientific report No. 1, 1 Jul 1974--30 Jun 1976

Technical Report · Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:7362301

Cipolla, J W; Golden, K I; Silevitch, M B

A parallel shock wave structure is modeled as a region of interpenetrating streams of cold unshocked and hot shocked ions. The linear dispersion theory predicts that unstable whistlers can stand and therefore grow to large amplitude at the leading edge of weak and intermediate strength shocks. Magnetosonic instabilities and their role in the structure of perpendicular shock waves were also studied. Since these instabilities are not stationary in the shock layer, they cannot play a principal role in the structure. (GRA)

• Research Organization: Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: F19628-75-C-0012
• OSTI ID: 7362301
• Report Number(s): AD-A-015858
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
MAGNETOSPHERE
PLASMA INSTABILITY
SHOCK WAVES
DISPERSION RELATIONS
ELECTRON EMISSION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
NUCLEAR FIREBALLS
RADIATION BELTS
WHISTLERS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EMISSION
EXPLOSIONS
INSTABILITY
NOISE
RADIATIONS
RADIO NOISE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
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