FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS ISSUES ON RADIATION BELTS AND REMEDIATION

1. FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS ISSUES ON RADIATION BELTS AND REMEDIATION MURI Highlights Dennis Papadopoulos University of Maryland, College Park Acknowledge Contributions: BAE Systems AT: C.L.Chang, I. Doxas, J. Lebinsky NRL: M. Lampe, G. Ganguli, J. Huba Interim Review December 12, 2010 San Francisco, CA

2. OVERARCHING OBJECTIVES • TECHNICAL • DEVELOP QUANTITATIVE MODELS OF THE LOSS RATE OF ENERGETIC PARTICLES IN THE INNER RADIATION BELTS AND TEST AGAINST OBSERVATIONS • ASSES AND TEST CONCEPTS FOR CONTROLLED INJECTION OF VLF/ELF/ULF WAVES IN THE RB FROM GROUND AND SPACE PLATFORMS • PROVIDE THE PHYSICS UNDERPINNINGS THAT CAN LEAD TO ACTIVE CONTROL THE ENERGETIC PARTICLE FLUX TRAPPED IN THE RADIATION BELTS (RBR ; PRBR) • EDUCATIONAL • DEVELOP THE SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING MANPOWER WITH THE INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS REQUIRED TO ADDRESS FUTURE MAJOR TECHNICAL ISSUES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE 2

3. DEMETER HAARP LAPD CONJUGATE BUOYS DMSP Methodology-Resources TOPICS ADDRESSED BY AN INTERPLAY OF THEORY/COMPUTATION, LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, FIELD EXPERIMENTS, SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS ANDDATA ANALYSIS 3

4. PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES • Radiate- Inject efficiently from space or ground VLF/ELF/ULF waves in the RB • Ionospheric Current Drive (ICD) • Performance of electric dipole antennas at VLF in plasmas (DSX - AF) • VLF generation in RB by injection of low ionization chemicals - • Innovative Injection Concepts – Rotating Magnetic Field (RMF) • Propagate – Guide waves to regions of enhanced RB • Injection to naturally occurring ducts • Generation of artificial ducts by ionospheric heaters (HAARP) • The missing 20 dB puzzle • Amplify – Use the free energy stored in trapped energetic particles to amplify the VLF wave power • The physics of Artificially Stimulated Emissions • Optimizing conditions for ASE • Precipitate – Physics of particle precipitation with Wave Particle Interactions (WPI) • The physics of slot formation • The physics of energetic proton loss • How to precipitate without requiring resonance 4

5. Q1. Can we use ground HF to inject ELF in the relevant regions of the RB? Current Status: Need the presence of an electrojet – Polar Electrojet (PEJ) Ant. Stanford Demeter MURI Challenge: Inject ELF using HF without needing an electrojet Ionospheric Current Drive (ICD) Concept MS Wave Step 1: Step 2: E field of MS wave drives Hall current in E-region resulting in secondary antenna resembling PEJ Injects SAW upwards and ELF in the Earth-Ionosphere Waveguide

6. ICD Modeling: Generalize and modify Bob Lysak’s code ( Lysak ,1997.) Ionospheric Model Ground B Field q=-90o t= .56 sec MS t=4.6 sec SAW MS SAW

9. Proof of Concept ICD Experiment – Conducted under DARPA/BRIOCHE Chang-Lebinsky-Milikh-Papadopoulos 2.8 MHz, O-mode

11. Implications of ICD to RB and RBR – Potential Arecibo Tests Eliasson-Papadopoulos: Oblique model includes spontaneous B field generation Papadopoulos and Chang GRL, 1985 B B field at 90 km SAW injection Ground B field HF heating Concept to be tested experimentally as soon as Arecibo transmitter becomes operational. Radiation Probes could provide diagnostics Ganguly-Gordon-Papadopoulos PRL 1985

12. ICD ICD Quiet Ejet ICD ICD ICD ICD ICD ICD PEJ PEJ Implications of ICD to Navy ELF Communications: Invited by Dr. Junker (ONR) to brief the National Naval Responsibility (NNR) Underwater Communications Technical Panel Key items: 1. ICD can provide ELF at all times and at all latitudes 2. It can provide a ship-towed mobile ELF system M≈5x109 A-m2 Results of DARPA/BRIOCHE Campaign Chang- Papadopoulos

13. Σ = 500 S ICD Scaling with Geomagnetic Latitude Dip Equator Cowling effect Σ = 5 S B M≈SELh~S h E Secondary antenna efficiency 40 dB higher in equator

14. ICD Scaling with Geomagnetic Latitude For PHF=500 KW M=6x1010 A-m2 M=1.5x1010 A-m2 I E Hall Conductance vs. Geomagnetic Latitude HAARP B For PHF=500 kW we get Meff≈6x1010A-m2 at l≈0 Meff≈1.5x1010 A-m2 at l≈6° h

15. Implications - Barge or Shipboard Option Combination of low HF power and high HF frequency requirements allow for mobile option High Latitude • Strawman HF Array • HF frequency 8-10 MHz • Linear polarization • Twenty 25-kW solid state transmitters • Ship provided power 4 MHz Equator 10 MHz • Can provide theater and strategic sub communications • Enhance Blue-Green laser tactical communications by providing info as to transmit and receive locations 1 MHz

16. ICD Emerged as a new as well as novel technology for using ground based HF to inject SAW in the RB as well as an important contributor to underwater communications and other DoD applications

17. Q2: Can we use Rotating Magnetic Fields to Radiate Efficiently in Space Plasmas and if so what is the use ? MURI challenge: Use LAPD experiments in conjunction with theory/modeling to understand the efficiency and utility of RMF antennas 1. Efficient SAW generation • Satellites carrying magnets use their spin to inject SAW in RB • RM on ground can inject SAW in the RB SAW SAW Orbiting satellite carrying superconducting or permanent magnet Controlling its spin results in injection of SAW in the RB Ion B M SAW Ground

18. Q2: Can use Rotating Magnetic Fields to Radiate Efficiently in Space Plasmas and if so what is the use ? MURI challenge: Use LAPD experiments in conjunction with theory/modeling to understand the efficiency and utility of RMF antennas 2. Transverse Bw does not vary with time - gradB Q3: Can we break the electron adiabatic invariance without the need of cyclotron resonance ? See Gekelman and Sharma presentations

19. B0  trapped An array of superconducting magnets, located at selected footprints of the field lines rotating at 1-30 Hz rate inject Alfven waves into the RB. These waves interact resonantly with the trapped energetic protons resultingin increase of their precipitation rate. Q4: Is it possible to consider a combined ground based RBR and PRBR system? PRBR Concept – Motivated by vulnerability of submicron based electronics to energetic protons • Inject ULF (1-30 Hz) waves from the ground into the Proton Radiation Belt (L~1.5-1.8 shells) to cause Pitch Angle Diffusion (PAD) and increase proton precipitation Briefed to DARPA Director and AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Steve Walker

20. Ground Based RBR concept similar system with PRBR but relies on EMIC waves Frequencies 10-70 Hz There have never been any EMIC studies in the laboratory Priority in option phase LAPD See Moralles (UCLA) talk

21. Q5: What physics causes the “20 dB puzzle”? ≠ “Anomalous Absorption” Good word but what is the underlying physics (what do we hide under rug?) Starks, et al. (2008) Talks by Scales (VT), Wang (USC), Faust (SU) and Shao (UMCP)

22. Q6: How reliably can we generate ionospheric ducts? Experiments conducted under DARPA/BRIOCHE Code validation – See Milikh (UMCP) Ion density measured at 670 km by DEMETER overflying HAARP MZ (connected points) along with the numerical modeling (color traces). Ion density, fraction of O+ ions, and vertical ion velocity measured by two DMSP satellites overflying HAARP MZ at 850 km. Spin off – HF focusing -> See Vartanyan (UMCP)

23. Q7: Are there ways to increase the probability of amplification? Theoretical and experimental studies using chirping Q8: How good are our models of ducted whistler propagation ? Q9: How important is the Ionospheric Alfven Resonator (AIR) ? See Presentation by Anatoly Streltsov (Dartmouth)

24. Q10: What types of waves create the slot? Combine lightning and Demeter data Talk by Gemelos (SU) Q11: What is the radiation efficiency of high voltage electric dipoles in the plasmasphere at whistler frequencies ? Update by Qiu (SU)