Ion Heating by Expansion of Beam-Heated Plasma.
Abstract
A column of plasma, whose electrons are rapidly heated by an electron beam or laser, will expand against the external magnetic field, setting up large-amplitude magnetosonic oscillations. The authors study the dissipation of these oscillations by anomalous resistance, ion Landau damping, and ion counterstreaming, and show that much of the initial (T sub e) can be converted into (T sub i).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA011124
Entities
People
- Kworay Chu
- Mártin Lampe
- Paulette C. Liewer
- Robert W. Clark
- Wallace M. Manheimer
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory