Published April 1980 | Version v1
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Abbreviated instructive description of the resistive hose instability

Creators

  • 1. Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Description

The resistive hose instability of a self-pinched, relativistic electron beam in a collision-dominated background plasma is investigated. Previously known results are recovered in a simple instructive way, without going through a lengthy mathematical derivation

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Am. J. Phys.
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
4
Series
Am. J. Phys.
Journal Page Range
270-272
ISSN
0002-9505

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11550475
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS; ELECTRON BEAMS; HOSE INSTABILITY; PINCH EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; INSTABILITY; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES