The Effect of the Beam on the Signal of Diamagnetic Loops in Beam-Plasma Heating Experiments.
Abstract
The effect of an electron beam on the output signal of a diamagnetic loop, used in beam-plasma heating experiments, is studied by examining the diffusion of a magnetic field pulse through a cylindrically symmetric plasma column. The magnetic field pulse is produced by a thin rotating E-layer of linear current I(t) that has a trapezoidal shape in time. Exact analytical experssions are obtained for the electric and magnetic fields and for the integrated output of a diamagnetic loop placed outside the plasma column. It is shown that the present results are not sensitive to the shape of the beam current pulse.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA004178
Entities
People
- C. D. Striffler
- Chris A. Kapetanakos
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory