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Sausage Waves in a Plasma Cylinder with a Surface Current

  • Lim, Daye;Nakariakov, Valery M.;Moon, Yong-Jae
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.81.1-81.1
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    • 2019
  • Linear sausage oscillations of a cylinder embedded in a plasma with an azimuthal magnetic field, created by a current on the surface of the cylinder, are studied. Such a plasma configuration could be applied to modelling demonstrate that the lowest radial harmonic of the sausage mode is in the trapped regime for all values of the parallel wave number. In the long-wavelength limit, phase and group speeds of this mode are equal to the Alfven speed in the external medium. It makes the oscillation period to be determined by the ratio of the parallel wavelength, e.g., double the length of an oscillating loop, to the external Alfven speed, allowing for its seismological estimations. The application of the results obtained to the interpretation of long-period (longer than 20-30 s) oscillations of emission intensity detected in solar coronal structure, gives reasonable estimations of the external Alfven speed. Cutoff values of the parallel wavenumber for higher radial harmonics are determined analytically. Implications of this finding to the observational signatures of fast magnetoacoustic wave trains guided by the plasma non-uniformity are discussed.

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Statistical Studies on the Physical Parameters and Oscillations of Sunspots and Flares

  • Cho, Il-Hyun;Cho, Kyung-Suk;Kim, Yeon-Han
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.41.2-41.2
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    • 2016
  • We perform three statistical studies on the physical properties and oscillations in the confined plasma such as a photospheric sunspot and confined coronal loop. From the statistical studies on the sunspot umbra and its oscillation, we find that (1) the total magnetic flux inside the umbra for the three groups increases proportionally with the powers of the umbral area and the power indices in the three groups significantly differ from each other; (2) the three groups have different characteristics in their umbral area, intensity, magnetic field strength, and Doppler velocity as well as their relationships; (3) the mean frequency of the umbral oscillations increases with the umbral mean magnetic field strength and height; (4) the time delay of the core intensity of Fe I absorption line relative to the continuum which are de-convolved with the frequency range higher than 3.5 mHz is mostly positive, implying that the photospheric umbral oscillations are likely upwardly propagating; (5) the umbral mean plasma beta ranges approximately 0.6-1.1 and does not vary significantly from pores to mature sunspots. From the comparative study on the quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) in the solar and stellar flares, (6) we find that the power index of the periods scaling the damping times observed in the stellar QPPs is consistent with that observed in the solar QPPs, suggesting that physical mechanisms responsible for the stellar QPPs are likely the magneto-hydrodynamic oscillation of solar coronal loops.

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플라즈마 디스플레이 패널(Plasma Display Panel) 텔레비전에서의 냉각 소음 저감

  • 김규영;최민구;이덕주
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.719-724
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    • 2003
  • The present experimental study deals with noise reduction and improvements in cooling performance in a plasma display panel(PDP) television (TV). To reduce the noise, the effects of installation parameters are studied. The experimental parameters under investigation are the distance between the fan and the rear case of a PDP TV, position of the strut on the fan, and the fan RPM. The variance of RPM is the most significant facto., and a 250 RPM decrease from 910 RPM causes about 4㏈(A) reduction in the system noise. To increase performance, flow characteristics are investigated by using a visualization technique and measuring the volume flow rate. The visualized results show that a radial direction flow due to large system resistance is significant, and an axial velocity oscillation is observed from the measurement of the volume flow rate. To prevent both a radial direction flow and an axial velocity oscillation, sponges are inserted in the space between f3n and the rear case. Inserted sponges improve the volume flow rate of cooling fans up to 32% since they convert a radial direction flow to an axial direction flow. Also an axial velocity oscillation with large amplitude and low RPM disappears. Increasing volume flow rate causes the PDP TV to improve its cooling performance. Additionally the same volume flow rate can be obtained with a decreased fan speed due to the inserted sponge. Noise reductions of 4.2 ㏈(A) at the rear and 1.1 ㏈(A) at the front of the TV are obtained by the decreased RPM. An increase of 10% of the volume flow rate is also achieved by inserting sponges.

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A Study on the Ballast Design of a Inductively Coupled Plasma Light Source based on Oscillation Theory (발진 이론에 근거한 유도결합형 방전광원의 안정기 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Cherl-Jin;Yim, Youn-Chan
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.58 no.6
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    • pp.1110-1115
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    • 2009
  • We studied on the design of electrical parameters for ICP(Inductively Coupled Plasma) light sources which can be effective to improve the electrical power efficiency of it. These parameters were derivated from Barkhausen theory about the oscillating condition of a ballaster. The relationships of $f-I_p$ and f-n were calculated theoretically and then these relationships were compared with the measured results about $I_p$ and power depending to a discharge length(l) of ICP light source. Finally, we can see that a specific range of induced current depending to a discharge length would be necessary to minimize the change of magnetization inductance and driving frequency at driving.

Improvement of the Contrast Ratio and Reduction of the Reset Period by Current Controlled Ramp Wavefrom

  • Lee, Sung-Hyun;Kim, Dong-Hyun;Park, Chung-Hoo;Shin, Joong-Hong;Yoo, Choong-Hee
    • Journal of Information Display
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.39-45
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    • 2001
  • The voltage controlled ramp(VCR) waveform has recently been introduced in the reset period prior to addressing for plasma display. However, this method results in the oscillation of the gap voltage when the ramp rate is increased so as to reduce reset period. In this paper a current controlled ramp(CCR) waveform method in the reset period is suggested. This method can suppress the oscillation of gap voltage under the condition of shorter ramp time. Moreover, the reset time can be reduced by about 30 % compared with the VCR method under the same background luminance.

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Fundamental Studies of the Electrical Characteristics of the Glow Discharge for the Development of HPLC Detector (글로우방전을 이용한 액체크로마토그라피 검출기 개발을 위한 기초특성연구)

  • 이현주;김효진
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.427-432
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    • 1995
  • The plasma oscillation has been observed in an argon pressure between a tungsten anode and cathode consisting of an aqueous conducting solution. The effects of experimental parameters on the electrical characteristics of the glow discharge have been studied. The experimental parameters include the anode-cathode distance, pressure, methanol flow rate, and cathode materials. The glow discharge with liquid cathode and solid anode showed the potential sensitive detector for HPLC

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A STUDY OF PLASMA INSTABILITY IN A CESIATED THERMIONIC DIODE (열전변환장치 다이오드 전극간의 플라즈마 불안정성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Deuk-Yong;Lee, Min-Goo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1992.07b
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    • pp.1247-1249
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    • 1992
  • Oscillations with radio-frequencies are observed in a cesiated variable spacing thermionic diode having a parallel-plane geometry under certain conditions. The emitter is operated over the temperature range from 1300 to 2000 K and collector from 300 to 1050 K. The cesium vapor pressures are in the range of $10^{-3}$ to 3 torr. The interelectrode gap is between 1 mm to 0.08 mm. The oscillations are only observed in two nonoverlapping regimes. The low temperature oscillations (1300 to 1550 K) are inversely proportional to both the cesium vapor pressure and the square of the interelectrode gap. The high temperature oscillations is inversely proportional to the interelectrode gap. However, all these observed oscillations are frequencies of the plasma ion oscillation.

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Effect of Sheath Structure on Operating Stability in an Anode Layer Thruster

  • Yasui, Shinsuke;Yamamoto, Naoji;Komurasaki, Kimiya;Arakawa, Yoshihiro
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2004.03a
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    • pp.245-250
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    • 2004
  • The discharge current oscillation has been measured for various hollow anode widths and its axial positions using a 1㎾-class anode layer hall thruster. As a result, there were thresholds of magnetic flux density for stable discharge. The plasma structure inside the hollow anode was numerically analyzed using the fully kinetic 2D3V Particle-in-Cell (PIC) and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) methods. The results reproduced both stable and unstable operation modes. In the stable operation case, which corresponds to the case with low magnetic flux, the plasma penetrated into the hollow anode deeper than the case with higher magnetic flux density case. This suggests that comparably large substantial anode area should contribute to stable operation.

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KINEMATIC OSCILLATIONS OF POST-CME BLOBS DETECTED BY K-COR ON 2017 SEPTEMBER 10

  • Lee, Jae-Ok;Cho, Kyung-Suk;Nakariakov, Valery M.;Lee, Harim;Kim, Rok-Soon;Jang, Soojeong;Yang, Heesu;Kim, Sujin;Kim, Yeon-Han
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.54 no.2
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    • pp.61-70
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    • 2021
  • We investigate 20 post-coronal mass ejection (CME) blobs formed in the post-CME current sheet (CS) that were observed by K-Cor on 2017 September 10. By visual inspection of the trajectories and projected speed variations of each blob, we find that all blobs except one show irregular "zigzag" trajectories resembling transverse oscillatory motions along the CS, and have at least one oscillatory pattern in their instantaneous radial speeds. Their oscillation periods are ranging from 30 to 91 s and their speed amplitudes from 128 to 902 km s-1. Among 19 blobs, 10 blobs have experienced at least two cycles of radial speed oscillations with different speed amplitudes and periods, while 9 blobs undergo one oscillation cycle. To examine whether or not the apparent speed oscillations can be explained by vortex shedding, we estimate the quantitative parameter of vortex shedding, the Strouhal number, by using the observed lateral widths, linear speeds, and oscillation periods of the blobs. We then compare our estimates with theoretical and experimental results from MHD simulations and fluid dynamic experiments. We find that the observed Strouhal numbers range from 0.2 to 2.1, consistent with those (0.15-3.0) from fluid dynamic experiments of bluff spheres, while they are higher than those (0.15-0.25) from MHD simulations of cylindrical shapes. We thus find that blobs formed in a post-CME CS undergo kinematic oscillations caused by fluid dynamic vortex shedding. The vortex shedding is driven by the interaction of the outward-moving blob having a bluff spherical shape with the background plasma in the post-CME CS.