Transport of Nonneutral Plasmas

Abstract

The research program includes both ongoing experiments and theory on transport in pure electron plasmas; and the design, construction and operation of a new pure ion plasma apparatus. Recent experiments on the electron apparatus have elucidated the transport and turbulence associated with diocotron instabilities and vortex structures, and have measured the vortex pairing instability in detail. Recent theory work has analyzed the newly observed diocotron instability, analyzed negative temperature 2D thermal equilibria, and investigated the crystalline equilibria of cold ion clusters. The characteristics of the new ion apparatus have been determined, the major components have been designed, and purchasing and construction is underway.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223457

Entities

People

  • C.. F. Driscoll
  • J. H. Malmberg
  • T. M. O'neil

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Collisions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Crystal Structure
  • Dye Lasers
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physics
  • Simulations
  • Spin States
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics