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Goldman, Martin V.

Publications and source records attributed to Goldman, Martin V..

3 records

NASA NTRS1989

Phase conjugation by four-wave mixing in inhomogeneous plasmas

The effects of density, temperature, and velocity gradients on four-wave mixing (FWM) in a plasma are investigated. A fluid model is used in which the stimulated Brillouin terms are included, but pump depletion is neglected. The steady state phase conjugate reflectivity and signal transmission coefficients are calculated and discussed for both degenerate and resonant FWM. The substantial effects of inhomogeneity on the use of FWM as a plasma diagnostic are discussed.

Williams, Edward A.↗

NASA NTRS1988

Theory and simulation of electromagnetic beam modes and whistlers

Using particle-in-cell simulations and analytical methods, a study of the nonlinear evolution of electromagnetic instabilities driven by an anisotropic electron beam in an external magnetic field is performed. The unstable waves are either whistlerlike or beam-mode-like depending on the external field strength and beam velocity. The evolution of the particle distribution differs significantly in the two regimes. Even in the presence of a faster electrostatic instability, the electromagnetic waves grow to a significant amplitude. In certain cases, an energetic tail is formed, resulting in enhanced Cerenkov emission of electrostatic waves. The initial evolution of the particle distribution is explained in terms of the interaction of a given linearly unstable wave with the self-consistent perturbed distribution.

Newman, David L.↗

NASA NTRS1987

Electromagnetic beam modes driven by anisotropic electron streams

A theory is presented which provides an explanation for recent laboratory observations of a 'new electromagnetic' mode in a non-Maxwellian high-beta plasma' and suggests a likely relevance of these modes to space plasmas. Unstable parallel-propagating waves, which can be beam modes or whistlers, depending mainly on the degree of velocity anisotropy in a weak electron beam, are found. In the beam-mode limit relevant to the experiment, this is a kinetic Weibel instability, enhanced by a parallel magnetic field. The frequency of the mode can be above or below the electron cyclotron frequency.

Goldman, Martin V.↗