Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A mechanism for double-layer formation in partially- or fully-ionized plasmas is described, founded on beam-plasma interaction: RF growth along the beam excites a rectified, ponderomotive electric field, which in turn causes charge separation. Laboratory studies of the mechanism are described.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Wave instabilities in space plasmas; Jul 31, 1978 - Aug 08, 1978; Helsinki; Finland
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