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NASA NTRS1984

Whistler mode turbulence generated by electron beams in earth's bow shock

The Landau and cyclotron growth rates of whistler mode waves in the earth's bow shock are calculated by using electron distribution functions obtained with the fast plasma experiment on ISEE 2. Three electron distribution functions measured within the transition region of the shock are analyzed. These functions spontaneously generate whistler mode waves with plasma rest frame frequencies between about 0.1 and 100 Hz. The wave normal angles of the generated whistlers range from 0 deg to the resonance cone angle. Electromagnetic Landau resonance and/or cyclotron resonance contribute to wave growth over the range of observed velocity distributions. Waves generated by the normal cyclotron resonance have wave vectors directed toward the solar wind, while those generated by the Landau and the anomalous cyclotron resonances have vectors directed toward the magnetosheath. The preditions of the study are in qualitative agreement with observations of whistler mode waves near the earth's bow shock.

Tokar, R. L.↗
NASA NTRS2001

Stochastic Growth of Ion Cyclotron And Mirror Waves In Earth's Magnetosheath

Electromagnetic ion cyclotron and mirror waves in Earth's magnetosheath are bursty, have widely variable fields, and are unexpectedly persistent, properties difficult to reconcile with uniform secular growth. Here it is shown for specific periods that stochastic growth theory (SGT) quantitatively accounts for the functional form of the wave statistics and qualitatively explains the wave properties. The wave statistics are inconsistent with uniform secular growth or self-organized criticality, but nonlinear processes sometimes play a role at high fields. The results show SGT's relevance near marginal stability and suggest that it is widely relevant to space and astrophysical plasmas.

Cairns, Iver H.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Phase-bunching and other non-linear processes occurring in gyroresonant wave-particle interactions

Consideration of the movement of individual electrons in a magnetized plasma in which a monochromatic wave is propagating in the whistler mode. Simple expressions are derived which give the displacement of the electrons as a function of time, the phase angle that their velocity vector makes with the magnetic component of the wave, their pitch angle, and energy changes. A useful formula is obtained which gives the velocity range over which particles remain trapped inside the wave, as a function of the wave intensity and of the initial phase angle of the particle. It is shown that even strictly resonant particles can escape from the wave when their initial phase angle is very small. From the derived expressions, it is possible to compute the phase-bunching effect which occurs approximately at one trapping wavelength behind the leading edge of the interaction region.

Gendrin, R.↗
NASA NTRS1979

Association of low-frequency waves with suprathermal ions in the upstream solar wind

Observations obtained upstream of the earth's bowshock with the LASL/MPI plasma instruments and the UCLA magnetometers on ISEE-1 and 2 have revealed a striking relationship between the presence of low-frequency fluctuations in solar wind density and field strength and the different types of distribution functions of upstream ions. Waves are absent when the ions have the beamlike distribution of the 'reflected' ions. Large-amplitude waves are present only in conjunction with the 'diffuse' ions, which are characterized by flat energy spectra and broad angular distributions. The waves are largely compressive, showing very good correlation between oscillations in magnetic field strength and plasma density.

Paschmann, G.↗
DOE OSTI2024

Assessing the Value of Seismic Amplitude Versus Offset (AVO) Attributes for CO2 Storage Project Using a Bayesian Network Model for Decision Support

Attributes versus offset (AVO) are a set of measurements to analyze how the characteristics of reflected seismic waves change as a function of the offset. It can be useful for monitoring CO2 storage sites because the presence of leaked CO2 into the overlying aquifer can change the properties of the rocks and pore fluids composition that can alter the way seismic waves reflect and their amplitudes. The time-lapse changes in AVO attributes derived from repeat seismic surveys can help identify anomalies or shifts in the subsurface that could potentially be used as an indicator for CO2 leak detection. Our study leverages multiple seismic attributes derived from synthetic seismic data and Bayesian network model to quantify the probability of leak detection in the overlying aquifer above the storage reservoir. It helps to quantify the value of individual seismic attributes at multiple monitoring periods based upon their sensitivities.

Kumar, Abhash↗
NASA NTRS1980

Considerations in the placement of phase calibration tones

In the use of tones to calibrate unwanted instrumental phases for very long baseline interferometry experiments, certain problems exist which are related to the placement of these phase calibrator tones. (1) A bias exists in an analytically generated stopping function used during correlation if its frequency satisfies the following condition; f = (f sub s)x(m)/n, where f sub s = sampling frequency, m = any integer, and n = any odd integer. (2) Due to the quantized representation of sine waves in the stopping function, odd harmonics of the fundamental frequencies are generated. Several mechanisms are available through which these harmonics can cause errors in the residual phase extracted from the recorded tones. (3) When multiple tones are injected into a pass band, intermodulation products can occur. The magnitude of these effects is discussed along with strategies designed to avoid them.

Young, L. E.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Elasticity of water-saturated rocks as a function of temperature and pressure.

Compressional and shear wave velocities of water-saturated rocks were measured as a function of both pressure and temperature near the melting point of ice to confining pressure of 2 kb. The pore pressure was kept at about 1 bar before the water froze. The presence of a liquid phase (rather than ice) in microcracks of about 0.3% porosity affected the compressional wave velocity by about 5% and the shear wave velocity by about 10%. The calculated effective bulk modulus of the rocks changes rapidly over a narrow range of temperature near the melting point of ice, but the effective shear modulus changes gradually over a wider range of temperature. This phenomenon, termed elastic anomaly, is attributed to the existence of liquid on the boundary between rock and ice due to local stresses and anomalous melting of ice under pressure.

Takeuchi, S.↗
NASA NTRS1990

A tomographic glimpse of the upper mantle source of magmas of the Jemez lineament, New Mexico

In this study, the lateral variations of the P wave velocity as a function of depth were examined for the regions of the Rio Grande rift and the Jemez lineament, to infer spatial distributions of partial melt in the upper mantle source zones for the rift and the lineament. The method involved measurements of teleismic P wave delays at a 22-station network followed by performing a damped least-squares three-dimensional inversion for these lateral variations. Results indicate that, directly beneath the Jemez lineament (but not beneath the Rio Grande rift), there is a 100-km-wide 1-2-percent low-P-wave-velocity feature in the depth range of 50-160 km. This implies that the volcanic potential of the Jemez lineaments continues to greatly exceed that of the Rio Grande rift.

Spence, William↗
NASA NTRS1990

Interannual variation of seasonal means and subseasonal variability of cloud streets off the east coast of North America 1984-1987

Convection waves are a strong function of the original forcing by convection in the boundary layer. This convection can take the form of random or 2-D spatial structure. When clouds are formed as a result of 2-D boundary layer forcing, they are called cloud streets. Convective waves may be important in the global momentum balance. Global circulation models presently overestimate wind speeds in the middle and upper troposphere, and do not account for convective waves. If the hypothesis that convective waves significantly contribute to momentum transport in the troposphere is correct, then climatology of cloud streets will help understand convective waves' role in the global momentum balance. If the hypothesis is incorrect, then cloud street climatology is still useful because cloud streets show areas where large amounts of sensible and latent heat are transferred from the ocean to the atmosphere. Interannual variation of seasonal means and subseasonal variability of cloud street occurrence off the east coast of North America is examined and compared. The months of Dec., Jan., and Feb. during 1984-85, 1985-86, and 1986-87 are examined along with each season.

Rademacher, Kurt R.↗
DOE OSTI2026

Calculating shock Hugoniot and isentropes using multiphase equation of state tables and application to shock and release of diamond ablators in inertial confinement fusion implosions

Advances in shock and ramp compression techniques now allow experimental access to unprecedented extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, providing a means to test theoretical models. Here, we describe a simple methodology to compute multi-phase shock Hugoniot and isentropes using multiphase equation of state tables. We treat explicitly the phase coexistence along the phase boundary to reveal the evolution of the sample as it undergoes the phase transformation in adiabatic conditions. We illustrate the method by calculating the predicted shock and shock-and-release behavior of diamond at conditions relevant for the initial stage of inertial confinement fusion implosions.

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Evaluation Marcelling in Composites using Ultrasonic Guided Wave

Thermoplastic composite (TPC) material seldom manifests in-plane fiber waviness during manufacturing. In-plane fiber waviness is called marcelling. Marcelling com-promises the composite strength and performance. When present in a structure, marcelling is not only a surface defect but can extend partially along the thickness of the composite. There is no established nondestructive evaluation (NDE) method to detect and quantify marcelling in composite. Ultrasonic guided waves can saturate the complete thickness of a composite structure. Thus, physics of guided wave creates an opportunity to detect and quantify the marcelling in composites. Before guided waves could be used to detect marcelling, it is necessary to quantify the marcelling in the structure and identify the marcelling affected zones (MAZE). In this research first, high frequency scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) was performed to quantify the marcelling and statistical distribution of the defects at different MAZE was obtained. Next the MAZE with known statistical distribution of quantified marcelling (marcelling wavelength and marcelling amplitude) was inspected using ultrasonic guided wave setup. The method quantified the guided wave feature as a function of quantitative degree of marcelling. The overarching objective of this research is to implement post process NDE inspection of TPC large structures where in plane fiber waviness or marcelling can be detected and MAZEs could be identified. Primary fining is that the reduction of wave velocity and amplitude of ultrasonic guided wave could be good indicators of MAZE. However, more rigorous calibration is necessary where inspection direction is carefully devised with respect to the marcelling.

HiCAM↗
NASA NTRS1983

Scattering of electromagnetic waves from a half space of densely distributed dielectric scatterers

The scattering of a plane wave obliquely incident on a half space of densely distributed spherical dielectric scatterers is studied. The quasi-crystalline approximation is applied to truncate the hierarchy of multiple scattering equations, and the Percus-Yevick and the Verlet-Weis results are used to represent the pair distribution function. The coherent reflected wave is studied with these approximations. The incoherent scattered wave is calculated with the distorted Born approximation. In the low-frequency limit, closed-form expressions are obtained for the effective propagation constants, the coherent reflected wave, and the bistatic scattering coeficients. Results at higher frequencies are calculated numerically. The advantage of the present approach is that, in the low-frequency limit, it reproduces the effects of specular reflection, Fresnel reflection coefficient, Brewster angle, and Clausius-Mosotti relation. In addition to the classical results, the bistatic scattering coefficients are also calculated. The theory is also applied to match backscattering data from dry snow at microwave frequencies.

Tsang, L.↗
NASA NTRS1997

Ulysses Observations of Alfven and Magnetosonic Waves at High Latitude

Ulysses observations provide a unique opportunity to study diverse problems related to Alfven and magnetosonic waves. The large amplitude of the Alfven waves influences the distribution functions of the spiral angle, the azimuthal field component and, possibly, the radial component such that their averages are not equal to their most probable values.

Alfven and Magnetosonic Waves Ulysses↗
NASA NTRS1975

The scattering of electromagnetic pulses by a slit in a conducting screen

A direct method for calculating the impulse response of a slit in a conducting screen is presented which is derived specifically for the analysis of transient scattering by two-dimensional objects illuminated by a plane incident wave. The impulse response is obtained by assuming that the total response is composed of two sequences of diffracted waves. The solution is determined for the first two waves in one sequence by using Green's functions and the equivalence principle, for additional waves in the sequence by iteration, and for the other sequence by a transformation of coordinates. The cases of E-polarization and H-polarization are considered.

Ackerknecht, W. E., III↗
NASA NTRS1988

Comparison of Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ocean wave image spectra with linear model predictions based on aircraft measurements

During October 1984, coincident Shuttle Imaging Radar-B synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery and wave measurements from airborne instrumentation were acquired. The two-dimensional wave spectrum was measured by both a radar ocean-wave spectrometer and a surface-contour radar aboard the aircraft. In this paper, two-dimensional SAR image intensity variance spectra are compared with these independent measures of ocean wave spectra to verify previously proposed models of the relationship between such SAR image spectra and ocean wave spectra. The results illustrate both the functional relationship between SAR image spectra and ocean wave spectra and the limitations imposed on the imaging of short-wavelength, azimuth-traveling waves.

Monaldo, Frank M.↗
NASA NTRS1989

Picture of the global field of quasi-monochromatic gravity waves observed by stratospheric balloons and MST radars

In MAP observations, it was found that: (1) gravity waves in selected or filtered portions of data are fit for monochromatic structures, whereas (2) those in fully continuous and resolved observations take universal continuous spectra. It is possible to explain (2) by dispersion of quasi-monochromatic (or slowly varying) wave packets observed locally as (1), since the medium atmosphere is unsteady and nonuniform. Complete verification of the wave-mean flow interactions by tracking individual wave packets seems hopeless, because the wave induced flow cannot be distinguished from the basic flow independent of the waves. Instead, the primitive picture is looked at before MAP, that is, the atmosphere is just like an entertainment stage illuminated by cocktail lights of quasi-monochromatic gravity waves. The wave parameters are regarded as functions of time and spatial coordinates. The observational evidences (1) and (2) suggest that the wave parameter field is rather homogeneous, which can be explained by interference of quasi-monochromatic wave packets.

Yamanaka, M. D.↗
NASA NTRS1984

A theoretical prediction of the acoustic pressure generated by turbulence-flame front interactions

The equations of momentum annd continuity are combined and linearized yielding the one dimensional nonhomogeneous acoustic wave equation. Three terms in the non-homogeneous equation act as acoustic sources and are taken to be forcing functions acting on the homogeneous wave equation. The three source terms are: fluctuating entropy, turbulence gradients, and turbulence-flame interactions. Each source term is discussed. The turbulence-flame interaction source is used as the basis for computing the source acoustic pressure from the Fourier transformed wave equation. Pressure fluctuations created in turbopump gas generators and turbines may act as a forcing function for turbine and propellant tube vibrations in Earth to orbit space propulsion systems and could reduce their life expectancy. A preliminary assessment of the acoustic pressure fluctuations in such systems is presented.

Huff, R. G.↗
NASA NTRS1984

A theoretical prediction of the acoustic pressure generated by turbulence-flame front interactions

The equations of momentum and continuity are combined and linearized yielding the one dimensional nonhomogeneous acoustic wave equation. Three terms in the non-homogeneous equation act as acoustic sources and are taken to be forcing functions acting on the homogeneous wave equation. The three source terms are: fluctuating entropy, turbulence gradients, and turbulence-flame interactions. Each source term is discussed. The turbulence-flame interaction source is used as the basis for computing the source acoustic pressure from the Fourier transformed wave equation. Pressure fluctuations created in turbopump gas generators and turbines may act as a forcing function for turbine and propellant tube vibrations in earth to orbit space propulsion systems and could reduce their life expectancy. A preliminary assessment of the acoustic pressure fluctuations in such systems is presented.

Huff, R. G.↗