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Drift-free magnetic geometries in adiabatic. [charged particle motion
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Palmadesso, P. Stern, D. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | A class of two-dimensional drift-free fields, somewhat resembling the configuration found in the geomagnetic tail, is described; several proofs of the drift-free property are given, including some that suggest that the property of vanishing net drift might extend to nonadiabatic orbits. A general criterion for identifying drift-free fields was developed, and a case of motion in a nearly drift-free field was also investigated. The theory was applied to the plasma sheet in the earth's magnetotail, and observational evidence is presented suggesting that the magnetic field there does approach a drift-free configuration. |
| File Size | 666743 |
| Page Count | 26 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19750015217 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8bg7fz10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Plasma Physics Mirror Point Particle Motion Magnetic Mirrors Adiabatic Conditions Drift Drift Rate Magnetic Fields Hamiltonian Functions Charged Particles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
