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Excitation of stationary waves in a plasma through the injection of cold electron bunches

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5634397
The dynamics of cold electron bunches periodically injected into a plasma is analyzed. An exact solution is derived for the nonlinear equation for the electron trajectory in the steady state. This solution describes nonlinear stationary waves (BGK waves). The conditions for the stability of the equilibrium against identical perturbations for each bunch are determined. The perturbation growth rates are calculated for the unstable bunches.
Research Organization:
Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev
OSTI ID:
5634397
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 5:4; ISSN SJPPD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English