HR: 1330h
AN: P43A-08    [Abstracts]
TI: X-ray Production in Discharges of Non-Uniform Plasmas
AU: * McCanney, J M
EM: jmccanney@usinternet.com
AF: Independent Scientist, P O Box 186, Mound, MN 55364 United States
AB: New evidence indicates that comets are not dirty snow balls but are in fact asteroid rocky objects involved in the discharge of the non-uniform local plasma. The complete theory for this model for comet behavior was published in 1979, called the Plasma Discharge Comet Model, but until close range data was obtained it has not been recognized. One of the predictions of the model was the sunward side x-ray signature that was an inherent part of the model resulting from the pinched electron stream coming from the sun side and encountering both the coma material and also the electric field of the negatively charged comet nucleus. This model was presented also in a poster session of the 1997 AGU meeting. This effect is not limited to the environment of comets but occurs when any object discharges local or wide scale non-uniform plasmas. The effect is not limited to x-ray production and the resulting electromagnetic generation depends on numerous factors. The model and effects will be presented in relation to comets and the more general case.
UR: http://www.jmccanneyscience.com
DE: 2116 Energetic particles, planetary
DE: 2151 Neutral particles
DE: 2164 Solar wind plasma
DE: 2411 Electric fields (2712)
SC: Planetary Sciences [P]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly