Cyclotron resonance in a noneutral plasma

Journal Article · Mon May 27 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.2336· OSTI ID:5557407

Prasad, S A; Morales, G J; Fried, B D

Single-component plasmas are found to exhibit a reversal in the roles of cyclotron and upper hybrid resonances familiar in neutral plasmas. There is a global resonance at the cyclotron frequency ..omega.. = ..cap omega..equivalentqB/mc and a local field cancellation at layers where ..omega.. = ..cap omega../sub 1/ = (..cap omega../sup 2/-..omega../sub p//sup 2/)/sup 1/2/ ..omega../sub p/ being the local plasma frequency. Thermal effects limit the amplitude of the global resonance and produce energy absorption at the ..omega.. = ..cap omega../sub 1/ layers.

• Research Organization: Physics Department, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024
• OSTI ID: 5557407
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 54:21; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COLD PLASMA
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CYCLOTRON RESONANCE
DATA
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ENERGY ABSORPTION
INFORMATION
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MAGNETIC MIRRORS
NUMERICAL DATA
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PLASMA DENSITY
POTENTIALS
RESONANCE
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
THEORETICAL DATA
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