Dissipative Instability of Overlimiting Electron Beam

Abstract

Influence of dissipation on development of overlimiting electron beam instability caused by a periodical modulation of beam density in medium with negative dielectric constant is investigated. It is shown that growth rates of dissipative instability of overlimiting electron beam depend on parameter characterizing dissipation more critically as compared with sublimiting e-beams. The influence of dissipation on mode structure, space distribution and development dynamics of overlimiting e-beam instability and its gradual transition to that of dissipative type with increase in level of dissipation is investigated in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 2003
Accession Number
ADP015030

Entities

People

  • E. V. Rostomyan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Dissipation
  • Dynamics
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Fluids
  • Frequency
  • Instability
  • Ionized Gases
  • Particle Accelerators
  • Particle Beams
  • Space Charge
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Waveforms
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster