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  • American Institute of Physics (AIP)  (19)
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  • 2000-2004  (31)
  • 1
    Publication Date: 2000-05-25
    Description: The two-dimensional scattering of water waves over a finite region of arbitrarily varying topography linking two semi-infinite regions of constant depth is considered. Unlike many approaches to this problem, the formulation employed is exact in the context of linear theory, utilizing simple combinations of Green's functions appropriate to water of constant depth and the Cauchy-Riemann equations to derive a system of coupled integral equations for components of the fluid velocity at certain locations. Two cases arise, depending on whether the deepest point of the topography does or does not lie below the lower of the semi-infinite horizontal bed sections. In each, the reflected and transmitted wave amplitudes are related to the incoming wave amplitudes by a scattering matrix which is defined in terms of inner products involving the solution of the corresponding integral equation system. This solution is approximated by using the variational method in conjunction with a judicious choice of trial function which correctly models the fluid behaviour at the free surface and near the joins of the varying topography with the constant-depth sections, which may not be smooth. The numerical results are remarkably accurate, with just a two-term trial function giving three decimal places of accuracy in the reflection and transmission coefficients in most cases, whilst increasing the number of terms in the trial function results in rapid convergence. The method is applied to a range of examples.
    Print ISSN: 0022-1120
    Electronic ISSN: 1469-7645
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
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  • 2
    Publication Date: 2003-05-25
    Description: The behaviour of water waves over periodic beds is considered in a two-dimensional context and using linear theory. Three cases are investigated: the scattering of waves by a finite section of periodic topography; the Bloch problem for infinite periodic topography; and sloshing motions over periodic topography confined between vertical boundaries. Connections are established between these problems. A transfer matrix method incorporating evanescent modes is developed for the scattering problem, which reduces the computation to that required for a single period, without compromising full linear theory. The problem of the existence of Bloch waves can also be posed on a single period, leading to a close relationship between it and the scattering problem. Sloshing motions over periodic beds, which may be regarded as special cases of the Bloch problem, are also found to have a significant connection with wave scattering. Integral equations methods allied to the Galerkin approximation are used to resolve the three problems numerically. In particular, the full linear solution for Bragg resonance is presented, allowing the accuracy of existing approximations to this phenomenon to be assessed. The selection of results given illustrates the main features of the work.
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  • 3
    Publication Date: 2004-06-25
    Description: An investigation is carried out into the effect on wave propagation of an ice sheet of varying thickness floating on water of varying depth, in three dimensions. By deriving a variational principle equivalent to the governing equations of linear theory and invoking the mild-slope approximation in respect of the ice thickness and water depth variations, a simplified form of the problem is obtained from which the vertical coordinate is absent. Two situations are considered: the scattering of flexural-gravity waves by variations in the thickness of an infinite ice sheet and by depth variations; and the scattering of free-surface gravity waves by an ice sheet of finite extent and varying thickness, again incorporating arbitrary topography. Numerical methods are devised for the two-dimensional versions of these problems and a selection of results is presented. The variational approach that is developed can be used to implement more sophisticated approximations and is capable of producing the solution of full linear problems by taking a large enough basis in the Rayleigh-Ritz method. It is also applicable to other situations that involve wave scattering by a floating elastic sheet. © 2004 Cambridge University Press.
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  • 4
    Publication Date: 2001-05-10
    Description: The scattering and trapping of water waves by three-dimensional submerged topography, infinite and periodic in one horizontal coordinate and of finite extent in the other, is considered under the assumptions of linearized theory. The mild-slope approximation is used to reduce the governing boundary value problem to one involving a form of the Helmholtz equation in which the coefficient depends on the topography and is therefore spatially varying. Two problems are considered: The scattering by the topography of parallel-crested obliquely incident waves and the propagation of trapping modes along the periodic topography. Both problems are formulated in terms of 'domain' integral equations which are solved numerically. Trapped waves are found to exist over any periodic topography which is 'sufficiently' elevated above the unperturbed bed level. In particular, every periodic topography wholly elevated above that level supports trapped waves. Fundamental differences are shown to exist between these trapped waves and the analogous Rayleigh-Bloch waves which exist on periodic gratings in acoustic theory. Results computed for the scattering problem show that, remarkably, there exist zeros of transmission at discrete wavenumbers for any periodic bed elevation and for all incident wave angles. One implication of this property is that total reflection of an incident wave of a particular frequency will occur in a channel with a single symmetric elevation on the bed. The zeros of transmission in the scattering problem are shown to be related to the presence of a 'nearly trapped' mode in the corresponding homogeneous problem. The scattering of waves by multiple rows of periodic topography is also considered and it is shown how Bragg resonance - well-established in scattering of waves by two-dimensional ripple beds - occurs in modes other than the input mode.
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  • 5
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    College Park, Md. : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    The Journal of Chemical Physics 114 (2001), S. 7795-7804 
    ISSN: 1089-7690
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: We investigate the efficient construction of guiding wave functions for use in diffusion Monte Carlo calculations of electronic excited states. We test guiding wave functions obtained from singles-only configuration interaction, time-dependent density functional theory, and complete active space self-consistent field methods. The techniques are used to study the first ionization potentials and excited states of silane and methane. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 6
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    [S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Physics of Plasmas 7 (2000), S. 3663-3680 
    ISSN: 1089-7674
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: The results of detailed comparisons between experimental measurements of the scrape-off layer and divertor plasmas and simulations using the UEDGE code for a DIII-D discharge [J. Luxon et al., Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1986), Vol. I, p. 159] are reported. The simulations focus on understanding the flow of both fuel and impurity particles throughout the edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) plasma. The core impurity content and the core hydrogen ionization rate can be explained by sputtering and recycling in the divertor region alone. The model reproduces most of the detailed experimental measurements. The simulations include the effect of intrinsic impurities, assumed to be carbon originating from sputtering of the plasma facing surfaces. The simulations accurately reproduce the total radiated power, although the spatial profile of radiation is somewhat narrower in the simulation. The measured carbon density on closed field lines is reproduced well with the simulation. Comparison of carbon emission lines indicates the total carbon sputtering yield is a factor of 2 to 4 less than expected, although the total radiated power and core carbon content are insensitive to the sputtering yield. The agreement between simulation and experiment permits more meaningful interpretation of the experimental measurements. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1089-7674
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Initial experiments to study the Z-pinch-driven hohlraum high-yield inertial confinement fusion (ICF) concept of Hammer, Tabak, and Porter [Hammer et al., Phys. Plasmas 6, 2129 (1999)] are described. The relationship between measured pinch power, hohlraum temperature, and secondary hohlraum coupling ("hohlraum energetics") is well understood from zero-dimensional semianalytic, and two-dimensional view factor and radiation magnetohydrodynamics models. These experiments have shown the highest x-ray powers coupled to any Z-pinch-driven secondary hohlraum (26±5 TW), indicating the concept could scale to fusion yields of 〉200 MJ. A novel, single-sided power feed, double-pinch driven secondary that meets the pinch simultaneity requirements for polar radiation symmetry has also been developed. This source will permit investigation of the pinch power balance and hohlraum geometry requirements for ICF relevant secondary radiation symmetry, leading to a capsule implosion capability on the Z accelerator [Spielman et al., Phys. Plasmas 5, 2105 (1998)]. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 8
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    [S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Physics of Plasmas 8 (2001), S. 5140-5150 
    ISSN: 1089-7674
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Particle losses associated with edge localized mode (ELM) activity on the DIII-D tokamak [J. Luxon et al., Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1986, Vol. I, p. 159] are evaluated quantitatively using density profile data obtained from a Thomson scattering system. It is shown that up to 10% of the total core particle content is lost with each ELM. The particle loss varies inversely with ELM frequency. The temporally averaged ELM particle loss is shown to be about 25% of the total particle loss from the confined region under a wide variety of plasma conditions. Although this ELM loss is a small fraction of the total ion flux, it is large compared to the particle input from neutral beam heating. Hence ELM particle losses are sufficient to control the density rise associated with H-mode plasma operation with neutral beam heating. In addition to controlling the average density by enhancing the total ion flow, albeit only by 25%, it is posited that the ELMs play a role in determining the density profile in the H-mode pedestal region. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1089-7674
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Intermittent plasma objects (IPOs) featuring higher pressure than the surrounding plasma, and responsible for ∼50% of the E×BT radial transport, are observed in the scrape off layer (SOL) and edge of the DIII-D tokamak [J. Watkins et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 63, 4728 (1992)]. Conditional averaging reveals that the IPOs, produced at a rate of ∼3×103 s−1, are positively charged and also polarized, featuring poloidal electric fields of up to 4000 V/m. The IPOs move poloidally at speeds of up to 5000 m/s and radially with E×BT/B2 velocities of ∼2600 m/s near the last closed flux surface (LCFS), and ∼330 m/s near the wall. The IPOs slow down as they shrink in radial size from 4 cm at the LCFS to 0.5 cm near the wall. The IPOs appear in the SOL of both L and H mode discharges and are responsible for nearly 50% of the SOL radial E×B transport at all radii; however, they are highly reduced in absolute amplitude in H-mode conditions. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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  • 10
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    Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Chaos 10 (2000), S. 366-370 
    ISSN: 1089-7682
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: The spherical quantum billiard with a time-varying radius, a(t), is considered. It is proved that only superposition states with components of common rotational symmetry give rise to chaos. Examples of both nonchaotic and chaotic states are described. In both cases, a Hamiltonian is derived in which a and P are canonical coordinate and momentum, respectively. For the chaotic case, working in Bloch variables (x,y,z), equations describing the motion are derived. A potential function is introduced which gives bounded motion of a(t). Poincaré maps of (a,P) at x=0 and the Bloch sphere projected onto the (x,y) plane at P=0 both reveal chaotic characteristics. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.
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