Beam-plasma instability in an inhomogeneous plasma

L. D. Bollinger, W. Carr, H. Liu, M. Seidl

The Physics of Fluids · 1974 · 16 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Unstable waves (ω > ωce) are observed to be localized in the axial gradient of a beam-produced plasma. This results from an increase of phase velocity due to the gradient, which permits Landau damping by the beam.

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