Published November 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Electron-beam relaxation in a Penning discharge with a rotational plasma instability

  • 1. Institute of Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR

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An experimental study has been made of the effect of the rotational instability on the relaxation of a primary electron beam and on the form of the electron energy distribution of the plasma in a Penning discharge with a thermionic cathode. The accelerated beam relaxation and heating of plasma electrons result from a growth of high-frequency waves excited by the beam during the growth of low-frequency waves of the m = 1 mode in the plasma. Reasons for the growth of the high-frequency waves are discussed

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Journal Title
Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.)
Journal Volume
6
Journal Issue
6
Series
Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.).
Journal Page Range
730-733