Accession Number:

ADA021059

Title:

Functional Equation in the Plasma Inverse Problem and Solutions.

Descriptive Note:

Interim rept.,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• Szu,H. H.
• Yang,C. C.
• Ahn,S.
• Carroll,C. E.

Report Date:

1975-12-31

Pagination or Media Count:

48.0

Abstract:

The one-dimensional problem of determining the density distribution of a plasma from its reflection of electromagnetic waves can be solved by the Gelfand-Levitan technique. An extension and simplification of this technique has been proposed, and methods of solving the resulting functional equation were evaluated. The mathematical properties of the reflection coefficient were considered, related to the density distribution.

Descriptors:

• *PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• *ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTIONS
• ELECTRON DENSITY
• NUMERICAL INTEGRATION
• PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• THEOREMS
• LAPLACE TRANSFORMATION

Subject Categories:

• Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE