Published November 1974 | Version v1
Journal article

Electron trapping in a growing electrostatic wave

  • 1. Department of Applied Science, University of California, Davis, California 95616

Description

The orbits of a distribution of electrons, initially cold and uniformly distributed in space, driven by an exponentially growing electrostatic wave, have been followed numerically. It is found that the average field at trapping is characterized by ωB/ω ≈ π/4 (ωB2 = ekE/m) for growth rates λ/ω ≤ 14.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
The Physics of Fluids
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
11
Series
Phys. Fluids.
Journal Page Range
2140-2141
ISSN
0031-9171

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
6176082
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMA WAVES; TRAPPING
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; SIMULATION

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