Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Committee Chair
E. E. Scime.
Abstract
Alfven waves are low frequency, long wavelength electromagnetic waves commonly found in space plasmas. As these waves typically have wavelengths on the order of kilometers, generating Alfven waves in the lab is quite difficult. At the appropriate plasma parameters, (e.g., high density and weak applied magnetic field strength), the wavelength of the Alfven wave will be small enough to fit into a reasonably sized experimental device. Here it will be shown that Alfven waves have been successfully propagated in the HELIX device in argon and helium plasmas.
Recommended Citation
Compton, Christopher S., "Propagation of Alfven waves in the WVU HELIX device" (2006). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 2450.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/2450