Space Wave Gives Electrons a Shove

Physics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Schirber
Keyword(s):  
Author(s):  
C. Béghin ◽  
G. Wattieaux ◽  
R. Grard ◽  
M. Hamelin ◽  
J. P. Lebreton

Abstract. This works presents the results obtained from an updated data analysis of the observations of Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) electromagnetic waves performed with the HASI-PWA (Huygens Atmospheric Structure and Permittivity, Wave and Altimetry) instrumentation after Huygens Probe landing on Titan surface in January 2005. The most significant signals observed at around 36 Hz throughout the descent in the atmosphere have been extensively analyzed for several years, and subsequently interpreted as the signature of a Schumann resonance, although the latter exhibits atypical peculiarities compared with those known on Earth. The usual depicting methods of space wave data used so far could not allow retrieving the presence of weak signals when Huygens was at rest for 32 min on Titan's surface. Whereas the expected signal seems hidden within the instrumental noise, we show that a careful statistical analysis of the amplitude distribution of the 418 spectral density samples of the 36 Hz line reveals abnormal characteristics compared to other frequencies. This behavior is shown to occur under propitious circumstances due to the characteristics of the onboard data conversion processes into digital telemetry counts, namely 8-bit dynamic after logarithm compression of the DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform) of ELF waveforms. Since this phenomenon is observed only at the frequency bin around 36 Hz, we demonstrate that the Schumann resonance, seen in the atmosphere within the same band, is still present on the surface, albeit with a much smaller amplitude compared to that measured before and a few seconds after the impact, because the electric dipole is thought to have been stabilized ten seconds later almost horizontally until the end of the measurements.


2008 ◽  
pp. 66-72

Coulomb form factors for E0 transition in 18O are discussed taking into account core-polarization effects. These effects are taken into account through the collective model of Tassie and also through a microscopic perturbation theory including excitations up to 2p1f shell. Space wave model functions defined for the orbits 1 and 2125O nucleus has been the subject of extensive theoretical and experimental studies, which received much attention in last decade [Alex Brown et.al.2005]. The 18O system contains two neutrons in addition to the16O core distributed in the sd – shell. d1 are obtained from the diagonalization of the interaction Hamilonian of Wildenthal. The calculations include the 0 2state with excitation energies3.6337MeV. The core – polarization effects which incorporate the ollective model of Tassei describe the data very well for this state.


A new measurement of the velocity of electromagnetic radiation is described. The result has been obtained, using micro-waves at a frequency of 24005 Mc/s ( λ = 1∙25 cm), with a form of interferometer which enables the free-space wave-length to be evaluated. Since the micro-wave frequency can also be ascertained, phase velocity is calculated from the product of frequency and wave-length. The most important aspect of the experiment is the application to the measured wave-length of a correction which arises from diffraction of the micro-wave beam. This correction is new to interferometry and is discussed in detail. The result obtained for the velocity, reduced to vacuum conditions, is c 0 = 299792∙6 ± 0∙7 km/s.


1994 ◽  
Vol 08 (21n22) ◽  
pp. 1377-1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.A. GURVITZ ◽  
H.J. LIPKIN ◽  
Ya. S. PRAGER

A new method using Fock space wave functions is proposed for studying resonant tunneling in semiconductor quantum wells. The use of binary occupation numbers as dynamical variables, rather than properties of individual electrons, manifestly takes account of electron statistics, which enables investigation of the influence of the Pauli principle on resonant tunneling in the presence of inelastic scattering. Applied to the evaluation of the resonant current in semiconductor heterostructures, our approach predicts considerable deviations from the one-electron and rate equations pictures.


Optik ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 227 ◽  
pp. 165531
Author(s):  
Qunlei Niu ◽  
Jinhua Yan ◽  
Linfang Shen ◽  
Chiaho Wu ◽  
Yun You ◽  
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