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https://www.pppl.gov/news/press-releases/archive/feed/2016 A long read
but well worth the time.
Excerpt: No longer whistling in the dark
Magnetic reconnection, the snapping apart and violent reconnection of
magnetic field lines in plasma, occurs throughout the universe and can
whip up space storms that disrupt cell phone service and knock out power
grids. Now scientists at PPPL and other laboratories, using data from a
NASA four-satellite mission that is studying reconnection, have
developed a method for identifying the source of waves that help
satellites determine their location in space.
The team of researchers, led by PPPL physicist Jongsoo Yoo, have
correlated magnetic field measurements taken by the Magnetospheric
Multiscale (MMS) mission that is orbiting at the edge of the magnetic
field that surrounds the Earth. The findings identified the source of
the propagation of “whistler waves” — waves with whistle-like sounds
that drop from high to low and stem from reconnection — whose detection
orients the satellites relative to reconnection activity that can affect
the Earth.
The research marks development of “a new methodology for measuring how
the wave propagates in reconnection,” said Yoo. The source, he said, is
what are called “tail electrons” — particles with energy that is far
greater than that of the bulk electrons in reconnecting field lines.
“What we prove is that you couldn’t have whistler waves without the
active X-line” — the central reconnection region — “so whistler waves
indicate that reconnection is near,” Yoo said.
The team now plans to investigate the development of whistler waves near
the electron diffusion region, the narrow region in the magnetosphere
and laboratory experiments where electrons separate from field lines
before reconnection takes place. Results could prove relevant to the MMS
mission, whose goals include uncovering the role that electrons play in
facilitating reconnection. Support for this work comes from the DOE
Office of Science, NASA, and the National Science Foundation.
On 12/2/2018 12:32 PM, Norman Wootan wrote:
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> See attached.
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> On 12/2/2018 12:29 PM, Norman Wootan wrote:
>>
>> Sometimes you just have to go back to 9th Grade Science Class to get
>> a handle on things! See: "Convention"!
>>
>> https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-1/voltage-current/
>>
>>
>> On 12/2/2018 12:13 PM, Norman Wootan wrote:
>>> I added Fredric & Angel on here cause they are working with the
>>> HVDC grid. Mick, here are several articles regarding the future
>>> power transmission capabilities. See:
>>> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3463111_Electric_fields_and_ion_currents_of_a_400_kV_HVDC_test_line
>>>
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current There is
>>> always a method behind my madness. Lol
>>>
>>> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_currents You cannot know
>>> where you are going without knowledge of the past.
>>>
>>> On 12/2/2018 9:44 AM, Norman Wootan wrote:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dbc.wroc.pl/Content/3458/high_voltage_engineering.pdf
>>>>
>>>> A lot of very useful information here.
>>>>
>>>> On 12/1/2018 5:48 AM, Norman Wootan [email protected] [EVGRAY] wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> From the attached PDF, The Energy machine of T. Henry Moray
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Work with a highly nonlinear system like a plasma, 2) drive it
>>>>> far from equilibrium by an abrupt discharge, and 3) work with the
>>>>> appropriate elementary particles which maximize their influence
>>>>> when interacting with the zero-point energy. Your quote.
>>>>> Resolve the elementary particles.
>>>>>
>>>>> Moray, from your book that I thoroughly enjoyed when it first came
>>>>> out. After careful consideration, I wish for you to prepare an
>>>>> update to your book as presentation at next years Tesla Tech
>>>>> Conference. With all our research into how to provoke the
>>>>> anti-parallel magnetic flux annihilation and reconnect phenomenon
>>>>> in the plasma arc at our local lab bench, it is fitting and proper
>>>>> for You to do this presentation. All of the basic leg work is at
>>>>> your disposal to use as you need.
>>>>>
>>>>> See:
>>>>> http://www.physics.ucla.edu/plasma-exp/research/MagFieldAnnihilation/index.html
>>>>>
>>>>> excerpt: In conclusion, the present simple experiment gives a
>>>>> self-consistent picture of energy conversion from magnetic fields
>>>>> to particles which is the essence of magnetic field line
>>>>> re-connection/annihilation. In X-points only partial field
>>>>> conversion is possible, in O-points the conversion is total.
>>>>> Irrespective of classical collisions the drift of electrons
>>>>> through ions creates instabilities and anomalous resistivity,
>>>>> which dissipates magnetic energy and heats particles, mainly
>>>>> electrons. Hall physics controls the vicinity of the null region
>>>>> which in MHD theories was simply described by a black box of
>>>>> non-ideal plasma.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steven, after due consideration, I will decline to do this
>>>>> presentation this year and elect to draft Moray to do the honors
>>>>> at next Conference if he should desire to do so. All of my
>>>>> curiosity was driven from the start by studying all of the
>>>>> research into the field of Tesla and Plasma Physics. Norm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/28/2018 10:26 AM, Mbking42 wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks, Norm.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would you like to speak at the 2019 Tesla conference?
>>>>>> I think your discussion on snapping (recombining) magnetic field
>>>>>> lines would be terrific.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Moray
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Norman Wootan <[email protected]>
>>>>>> To: Mbking42 <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Sent: Wed, Nov 28, 2018 3:17 am
>>>>>> Subject: Acoustic cavitation
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I scrapped down one of these machines for the HV power supply and
>>>>>> thought of your cavitation studies. See attached. Norm
>>>>>>
>>>>>