Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
A theory of plasma beam cyclotron instability is developed on the basis of computer simulation experiments. The theory holds that at certain turbulence levels, electron cross-field diffusion which supresses the electron gyroresonances is created by turbulent wave-particle interactions in a plasma beam after a period of quasi-linear exponential development of turbulence. The stabilizing effect of Landau ion damping is noted. The behavior of cold and hot ions is discussed.
Keywords:
PHYSICS, PLASMA
Type:
Physics of Fluids; 15; Apr. 197
Format:
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