scholarly journals Ionospheric Ambipolar Electric Fields of Mars and Venus: Comparisons Between Theoretical Predictions and Direct Observations of the Electric Potential Drop

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 1168-1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glyn Collinson ◽  
Alex Glocer ◽  
Shaosui Xu ◽  
David Mitchell ◽  
Rudy A Frahm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Electric Potential ◽  
Potential Drop ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Theoretical Predictions

scholarly journals Parallel electric fields inferred during a pulsating aurora

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1829-1837 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Williams ◽  
E. MacDonald ◽  
M. McCarthy ◽  
L. Peticolas ◽  
G. K. Parks
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transport ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Electric Potential ◽  
Large Range ◽  
Potential Drop ◽  
Electron Precipitation ◽  
Sounding Rocket ◽  
Energetic Electrons ◽  
Upward Direction ◽  
Simulation Results

Abstract. A sounding rocket, equipped to study pulsating aurora launched from Poker Flat, Alaska on 13 March 1997 at 10:20:31 UT, measured electron precipitation over the range ~10 eV to 500 keV covering pitch-angles from 0 to 180°. Data show electrons with energies <1 keV are mostly secondaries produced below the rocket altitude by the higher energy precipitated electrons. We observed nearly equal fluxes of up and down going electrons for energies <1 keV at altitudes from 265 to 380 km. Electron transport simulation results indicate the secondaries produced by the more energetic electrons will have two times higher flux in the upward direction as compared to the downward direction. Our observations of nearly equal fluxes of up and downgoing electrons over a large range of altitudes is consistent with the presence of an electric potential above the rocket that reflects the upgoing electrons back toward the rocket where they are detected as downward going electrons. The strength of the potential is estimated to be 1.5±0.5 kV and its location is no greater than 5000km above the rocket. Finally, the inferred potential drop exists independently of the presence of pulsations.

scholarly journals Electric potential differences across auroral generator interfaces

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. De Keyser ◽  
M. Echim
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Electric Potential ◽  
Equilibrium Configuration ◽  
Potential Difference ◽  
Field Profile ◽  
Electric Potential Difference ◽  
Electric Field Profile

Abstract. Strong localized high-altitude auroral electric fields, such as those observed by Cluster, are often associated with magnetospheric interfaces. The type of high-altitude electric field profile (monopolar, bipolar, or more complicated) depends on the properties of the plasmas on either side of the interface, as well as on the total electric potential difference across the structure. The present paper explores the role of this cross-field electric potential difference in the situation where the interface is a tangential discontinuity. A self-consistent Vlasov description is used to determine the equilibrium configuration for different values of the transverse potential difference. A major observation is that there exist limits to the potential difference, beyond which no equilibrium configuration of the interface can be sustained. It is further demonstrated how the plasma densities and temperatures affect the type of electric field profile in the transition, with monopolar electric fields appearing primarily when the temperature contrast is large. These findings strongly support the observed association of monopolar fields with the plasma sheet boundary. The role of shear flow tangent to the interface is also examined.

scholarly journals Measuring and Leveraging Electrostatic Effects in a Charged Phosphine

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. McNeece ◽  
Margaret L. Kelty ◽  
Alexander S. Filatov ◽  
John Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Phase Reaction ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Phosphine Selenide ◽  
Molecular Systems ◽  
Common Solution ◽  
Electrostatic Component ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Charged Group ◽  
Space Effects

<div>Local electric fields have recently been investigated for optimizing reactivity in synthetic systems. However, disentangling the relative contributions of inductive (through-bond) and electrostatic (through-space) effects in molecular systems has been a long-standing challenge. To understand the interplay of these effects and leverage electrostatic influences for enhanced reactivity, we have synthesized a distally charged phosphine, Ph<sub>2</sub>PCH<sub>2</sub>BF<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>, and studied the effect of the charged trifluoroborate group on its donor properties and reactivity. This charged phosphine displays solvent-dependent changes in donor strength as measured by the <i>J</i><sub>P-Se</sub> of the corresponding phosphine selenide. The variation with solvent dielectric illustrates a significant electrostatic component to the donor strength. Computations further support the importance of electrostatic contributions and highlight the effect of charge position and orientation. Finally, this charged group also greatly accelerates C–F oxidative addition reactivity in Ni complexes, experimentally</div><div>verifying recent theoretical predictions. These results show that covalently bound charged functionalities can exert a significant electrostatic influence even under common solution phase reaction conditions.</div>

scholarly journals Validation of the stream function method used for reconstruction of experimental ionospheric convection patterns

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 454-460
Author(s):  
P.L. Israelevich ◽  
V. O. Papitashvili ◽  
A. I. Ershkovich
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Value Problem ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Stream Function ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Electric Potential ◽  
Potential Distribution ◽  
Function Method ◽  
Polar Cap ◽  
Ionospheric Convection ◽  
Convection Patterns

Abstract. In this study we test a stream function method suggested by Israelevich and Ershkovich for instantaneous reconstruction of global, high-latitude ionospheric convection patterns from a limited set of experimental observations, namely, from the electric field or ion drift velocity vector measurements taken along two polar satellite orbits only. These two satellite passes subdivide the polar cap into several adjacent areas. Measured electric fields or ion drifts can be considered as boundary conditions (together with the zero electric potential condition at the low-latitude boundary) for those areas, and the entire ionospheric convection pattern can be reconstructed as a solution of the boundary value problem for the stream function without any preliminary information on ionospheric conductivities. In order to validate the stream function method, we utilized the IZMIRAN electrodynamic model (IZMEM) recently calibrated by the DMSP ionospheric electrostatic potential observations. For the sake of simplicity, we took the modeled electric fields along the noon-midnight and dawn-dusk meridians as the boundary conditions. Then, the solution(s) of the boundary value problem (i.e., a reconstructed potential distribution over the entire polar region) is compared with the original IZMEM/DMSP electric potential distribution(s), as well as with the various cross cuts of the polar cap. It is found that reconstructed convection patterns are in good agreement with the original modelled patterns in both the northern and southern polar caps. The analysis is carried out for the winter and summer conditions, as well as for a number of configurations of the interplanetary magnetic field.Key words: Ionosphere (electric fields and currents; plasma convection; modelling and forecasting)

Electric Potential Drop Method for Evaluating Crack Initiation and Crack Propagation: The Help of FE Simulation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Le Delliou
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Electric Potential ◽  
Thermal Conduction ◽  
Voltage Drop ◽  
Potential Drop ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Ductile Tearing ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Plastic Case

Abstract The electric potential drop (EPD) method is a laboratory technique to monitor the initiation and the propagation of a crack, mainly in the field of fatigue research. It can also be used in fracture experiments, involving plasticity and large deformations. The size of a crack in a metallic member is predicted by applying a constant d.c. (direct current) or a.c. (alternating current) to the member and by measuring an increase in electric resistance due to the crack. Practically, several pairs of probes are attached to the specimen crossing over the crack and the voltage drop is measured periodically along the test. The main difficulty is to correlate the EPD changes to the crack extension. Thanks to the analogy between the thermal conduction problem and the electrical conduction problem, a classical thermo-mechanical finite element solver can be used to predict the EPD along a crack, given the electrical resistivity of the material, the current intensity and the geometry of the structure and of the crack. This technique works well for fatigue studies, where the structure remains elastic and whose shape is unchanged. However, in fracture experiments, the change in geometry and the possible effect of the plastic strain on electrical resistivity make the problem much more complex. The paper presents the principle of the EPD method, a work on the effect of the plastic strain on the electrical resistivity, FE computations for the elastic case (for fatigue pre-cracking) and for the plastic case (for ductile tearing experiments). Several practical applications will be presented on various metallic materials.

Parallel electric fields: variations in space and time on auroral field lines

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. VEDIN ◽  
K. RÖNNMARK
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Potential Drop ◽  
Fluid Simulation ◽  
Ion Dynamics ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Auroral Electrons ◽  
Field Lines

AbstractWe present results from a particle–fluid simulation of auroral electrons and discuss the distribution of parallel electric fields along auroral field lines and the processes occurring during the build up of these electric fields. Neglecting field-aligned ion dynamics, the main potential drop has a width of about 5000, km and is centered at an altitude of roughly 5000, km. We find that the gradient in the potential becomes steeper and the build up of the potential drop becomes faster if the temperature of the magnetospheric electrons is lower.

Interplay between Fracture and Domain Switching of Ferroelectrics

2006 ◽  
Vol 306-308 ◽  
pp. 501-510
Author(s):  
Y.Q. Cui ◽  
Wei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Inner Core ◽  
Domain Switching ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
T Stress ◽  
Cylindrical Inclusions

Applications of above-coercive electric fields lead to domain switching of a large or global scale. Large scale switching model is proposed to deal with load-induced domains witching in experiment. Both a discussion of crack initiation via the stress intensity factor and a discussion of crack path stability via T-stress are presented. The theoretical predictions and the experimental data roughly coincide for crack initiation, propagation and stability phenomena. Attention is also extended to consider the effect of non-uniform ferro-elastic domain switching in the vicinity of a crack. The domain switching zone is divided into a saturated inner core and an active surrounding annulus. Toughening for ferroelectrics with different poling states is estimated via Reuss type approximation. Solutions obtained according to spherical and cylindrical inclusions cover the range of experimental data.

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