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Title: Correction to the Alfven-Lawson criterion for relativistic electron beams

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2358970· OSTI ID:20860322
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  1. Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 (United States)

The Alfven-Lawson criterion for relativistic electron beams is revised. The parameter range is found, in which a stationary beam can carry arbitrarily large current, regardless of its transverse structure.

OSTI ID:
20860322
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 13, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2358970; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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