Published June 20, 1977 | Version v1
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Nonlinear evolution of electrostatic wave packet in a plasma

Creators

  • 1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Description

Measurements are made on spatial evolutions of a large-amplitude wave packet of electron plasma wave in a collisionless plasma. There appears a new wave emitted in front of the wave packet, which results in a spreading of the wave packet along the propagation direction

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.38.1480;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
25
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1480-1483
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
8336152
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
COLLISIONLESS PLASMA; ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES; EXCITATION; WAVE PACKETS; WAVE PROPAGATION
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; PLASMA; PLASMA WAVES

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