HR: 1340h
AN: SM53B-1290    [Abstracts]
TI: Laboratory and Field Experiments on Expulsion of Selected Ions along Divergent Polar Geomagnetic Fields
AU: * Wong, A Y
EM: awong@nidnano.com
AF: Dept of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, 405 Hilgard, Los Angeles, CA 90024,
AU: * Wong, A Y
EM: awong@nidnano.com
AF: Nonlinear Ion Dynamics, LLC, 13704 Saticoy St, Panorama City, CA 91402,
AU: Deng, B
EM: Bdeng@nidnano.com
AF: Dept of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, 405 Hilgard, Los Angeles, CA 90024,
AU: Deng, B
EM: Bdeng@nidnano.com
AF: Nonlinear Ion Dynamics, LLC, 13704 Saticoy St, Panorama City, CA 91402,
AU: Quon, B
EM: bill.quon@sbcglobal.net
AF: Nonlinear Ion Dynamics, LLC, 13704 Saticoy St, Panorama City, CA 91402,
AU: Wang, R
EM: rwang@nidnano.com
AF: Nonlinear Ion Dynamics, LLC, 13704 Saticoy St, Panorama City, CA 91402,
AU: Hartzell, J
EM: jhartzell@nidnano.com
AF: Nonlinear Ion Dynamics, LLC, 13704 Saticoy St, Panorama City, CA 91402,
AU: Rosenthal, G
EM: grosenthal@physics.ucla.edu
AF: Dept of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, 405 Hilgard, Los Angeles, CA 90024,
AU: Hazelton, L R
EM: LRH@kinetx.com
AF: KinteX, 2141 E. Broadway Rd, Suite 217, Tempe, Az 85282,
AB: Laboratory and Field Experiments on Expulsion of Selected Ions along Divergent Polar Geomagnetic Fields. Laboratory experiments have shown significant gyro-resonance acceleration of minority ion species in a magnetized plasma. Field aligned elctron drifts can provide free energy needed to make this process efficient. The linear magnetized device has a uniform magnetic field linked to two adjustable mirrors at the ends. Outdoor experiments at HIPAS Facility Ak(1) ( 84 MW ERP ) are used to test this process in the earth's "chimneys" at the two poles. The divergent polar geomagnetic field converts the perpendicular ion velocity into an upward motion. Satellites and ground-based ELF receivers,supplemented by UHF radars, LIDARs and infrared diagnostics , will monitor low-frequency EM waves and upflows of ions. The upward transport of ions in the lower atmosphere by field-induced diffusion and convection and the coupling to the free energy in the auroral region will be discussed. Computer modeling and theoeries complement our experiments. 1. Wong, A.Y. et al. AIP CIP 96-27719, Chap 3, pp 41-75, 1997
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DE: 7831 Laboratory studies and experimental techniques
DE: 7853 Spacecraft/atmosphere interactions
DE: 7857 Stochastic phenomena (3235, 3265, 4475)
SC: SPA-Magnetospheric Physics [SM]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting