Published December 1984 | Version v1
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Growth of harmonic perturbations of an electron shell orbiting a postively-charged wire (orbitron)

Creators

  • 1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2100

Description

The negative-mass instability of a cylindrical shell of electrons orbiting a positively-charged wire was studied. The harmonics of the orbital frequency are found to grow faster than the fundamental, with a growth constant proportional to the square root of the harmonic number

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.
Journal Volume
PS-12
Journal Issue
4
Series
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.
Journal Page Range
280-283
ISSN
0093-3813

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16069059
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; DISTURBANCES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; HARMONICS; INSTABILITY; ORBITS; OSCILLATIONS; WIRES
Descriptors DEC
CONFIGURATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS