Published June 1988
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Journal article
Anomalous electron diffusion across a magnetic field in a beam--plasma system
Creators
- 1. Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, P.O. Box 451, Princeton, New Jersey 08543
Description
The diffusion of electrons across a magnetic field in the presence of a beam--plasma instability has been studied by means of two-dimensional numerical simulations. It is found that the beam electrons can diffuse much faster across the magnetic field than the thermal electrons. This can be explained by the fact that the electrons in the beam are in resonance with the waves excited by the beam--plasma instability so that they experience a nearly d.c. electric field, causing large cE x B/B2 excursions
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Fluids
- Journal Volume
- 31
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Phys. Fluids.
- Journal Page Range
- 1818-1821
- ISSN
- 0031-9171
- CODEN
- PFLDA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19074354
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON DRIFT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OSCILLATIONS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; RESONANCE; SIMULATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BEAMS; INSTABILITY; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS