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NASA NTRS1986

Relationship between directions of wave and energy propagation for cold plasma waves

The dispersion relation for plasma waves is considered in the 'cold' plasma approximation. General formulas for the dependence of the phase and group velocities on the direction of wave propagation with respect to the local magnetic field are obtained for a cold magnetized plasma. The principal cold plasma resonances and cut-off frequencies are defined for an arbitrary angle and are used to establish basic regimes of frequency where the cold plasma waves can propagate or can be evanescent. The relationship between direction of wave and energy propagation, for cold plasma waves in hydrogen atmosphere, is presented in the form of angle diagrams (angle between group velocity and magnetic field versus angle between phase velocity and magnetic field) and polar diagrams (also referred to as 'Friedrich's diagrams') for different directions of wave propagation. Morphological features of the diagrams as well as some critical angles of propagation are discussed.

Musielak, Zdzislaw E.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Nonlinear propagation of a wave packet in a hard-walled circular duct

The method of multiple scales is used to derive a nonlinear Schroedinger equation for the temporal and spatial modulation of the amplitudes and the phases of waves propagating in a hard-walled circular duct. This equation is used to show that monochromatic waves are stable and to determine the amplitude dependance of the cutoff frequencies.

Nayfeh, A. H.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Nonlinear propagation of a wave packet in a hard-walled circular duct

The method of multiple scales is used to derive a nonlinear Schroedinger equation for the temporal and spatial modulation of the amplitudes and the phases of waves propagating in a hard-walled circular duct. This equation is used to show that monochromatic waves are stable and to determine the amplitude dependance of the cut off frequencies.

Nayfeh, A. H.↗
DOE OSTI2025

Propagation of EMIC Waves From Shabansky Orbits in the Dayside Magnetosphere

We explore the characteristics of EMIC waves generated in a non-dipole, compressed magnetic field at the minimum of the magnetic field. We conducted 2D full-wave simulations using the Petra-M code, focusing on a compressed magnetic field in the outer dayside magnetosphere for a range of L values (L = 8 - 10). By comparing the simulation results with MMS observations, we aim to understand how the observed wave characteristics are affected by a shifting source region across different L-shells. Our findings indicate that the direction of the Poynting vector systematically changes depending on the local source location of the wave, which is consistent with the observations. EMIC waves propagate along the magnetic field line and reach both the northern and southern hemispheres; however, there is a notable difference in the power of EMIC waves between the two hemispheres, indicating seasonal asymmetries in their occurrence.

58 GEOSCIENCES↗
NASA NTRS1974

Propagation of plane waves in a variable area duct carrying a compressible subsonic flow

A complete numerical solution is obtained for plane wave propagation in a variable-area duct which carries a mean compressible flow. The equation solved is a matrix formulation of the equations first derived by Tsien in 1952. Sample calculations are presented for four particular flow configurations: (1) a duct-nozzle-duct combination with the acoustic wave traveling with the flow, (2) a duct-nozzle-duct combination with the acoustic wave traveling against the flow, (3) an inlet-nozzle-duct configuration with the acoustic wave traveling against the flow, and (4) a duct-nozzle-exit configuration with the acoustic wave traveling with the flow. For each of these cases, the variation of energy flux with frequency is shown for particular geometry and flow condition.

Davis, S. S.↗
NASA NTRS1970

Propagation of long waves in curved ducts

Mathematical model for two-dimensional, long-wave propagation in curved acoustic ducts determining vibrational velocity distribution and variation and phase of motion at any point in system

Rostafinski, W.↗
NASA NTRS1971

On propagation of long waves in curved ducts

Long acoustic wave propagation in curved ducts and junctions between straight and curved ducts utilizing Bessel functions for steady and decaying fields of motion

Rostafinski, W.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Criterion for propagation of magnetohydrodynamic waves An equivalence

It is shown that the requirement that a magnetohydrodynamic wave propagate over a distance equal to a large number of wavelengths without substantial attenuation is equivalent to the requirement that the lateral velocity of displacement of the field lines far exceed a characteristic velocity. This latter velocity is the velocity of slippage of the field lines with respect to the medium.

De, B. R.↗
NASA NTRS1992

Linear and nonlinear propagation of water wave groups

Results are presented from a study of the evolution of waveforms with known analytical group shapes, in the form of both transient wave groups and the cloidal (cn) and dnoidal (dn) wave trains as derived from the nonlinear Schroedinger equation. The waveforms were generated in a long wind-wave tank of the Canada Centre for Inland Waters. It was found that the low-amplitude transients behaved as predicted by the linear theory and that the cn and dn wave trains of moderate steepness behaved almost as predicted by the nonlinear Schroedinger equation. Some of the results did not fit into any of the available theories for waves on water, but they provide important insight on how actual groups of waves propagate and on higher-order effects for a transient waveform.

Pierson, W. J., Jr.↗
NASA NTRS1988

The effect of lower-hybrid waves on the propagation of hydromagnetic waves

The two-fluid plasma equations are used to model the interaction of hydromagnetic waves (HMWs) in a magnetic plasma with lower-hybrid waves (LHWs) propagating perpendicular to the magnetic field. The derivation of the governing equations is given in detail, and numerical results are presented in extensive graphs. It is shown that, when the angle between the HMW and LHW propagation directions is small, the HMWs can be excited, with the energy propagating nearly parallel to the LHW direction. The implications of these findings for the geomagnetic tail are briefly discussed.

Hamabata, Hiromitsu↗
NASA NTRS1990

Resonance absorption of propagating fast waves in a cold plasma

Absorption of propagating waves impinging on a surface in which the plasma and magnetic field may change is investigated by examining in depth the problem of a combination of cold plasma, uniform magnetic field and a surface density which varies linearly from zero at the left end to some finite value at the right end, beyond which the density is constant. Two cases are considered: one in which the plasma is a vacuum everywhere to the left of the surface (which may correspond to coronal conditions) and one in which the plasma density jumps to a very large value to the left of the surface (which may mimic the magnetosphere with the dense region at the left corresponding to the plasmasphere). A complete discussion of the resonance absorption of propagating fast waves for the case considered by Kiveloson and Southwood (1986) is presented, emphasizing approximate analytical results whenever possible; these results are then compared with exact numerical solutions.

Hollweg, Joseph V.↗