Published October 6, 1986
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Journal article
Production and identification of a collisionless, curvature-driven, trapped-particle instability
Creators
- 1. Plasma Physics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
Description
The Columbia Linear Machine has been redesigned to enter the parameter regime of the collisionless, curvature-driven, trapped-particle instability. With the new machine configuration, a strong (n/Napprox. >60%), coherent mode is observed which bears all the characteristics of this instability. These include strong localization to the mirror cell, broad radial-mode structure, and MHD-like body motion of the plasma column. Furthermore, the mode exhibits all the correct parametric dependences of increasing mode amplitude with increasing mirror ratio and rf power, and decreasing mirror-cell length
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 57
- Journal Issue
- 14
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 1729-1732
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18016158
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLITUDES; AUGMENTATION; COHERENT RADIATION; COLLISIONLESS PLASMA; DISPERSION RELATIONS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; FLUCTUATIONS; ION TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; MIRROR RATIO; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OSCILLATION MODES; POWER; RF SYSTEMS; SATURATION; THEORETICAL DATA; TRAPPED-PARTICLE INSTABILITY
- Descriptors DEC
- CURRENTS; DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; NUMERICAL DATA; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; RADIATIONS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; VARIATIONS