Published December 1982 | Version v1
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Filamentary instability of a relativistic electron beam in an anisotropic plasma

Creators

  • 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, 4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany

Description

The collisional beam-Weibel instability is explained in terms of unstable magnetostatic modes. Previous investigations are extended to include anisotropic distributions. The nonlinear evolution of beam filamentation is interpreted in terms of a theory of magnetostatic mode turbulence

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Fluids
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
12
Series
Phys. Fluids.
Journal Page Range
2344-2346
ISSN
0031-9171

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14747944
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; ELECTRON BEAM INJECTION; ELECTRON BEAMS; INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; OSCILLATION MODES; PLASMA; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; TURBULENCE
Descriptors DEC
BEAM INJECTION; BEAMS; ENERGY RANGE; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS