Warm electron-driven whistler instability in an electron-cyclotron-resonance heated, mirror-confined plasma
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
The whistler electron microinstability has been observed in the Constance B quadrupole-mirror, electron-cyclotron-resonance heated plasma. Experimental evidence indicates that the warm-electron component (2 keV) drives the instability while the hot-electron component (400 keV) is stable. Dispersion-relation calculations using a new distribution function (electron-cyclotron-resonance heated distribution) to model the warm-electron component are in agreement with this experimental result.
- Research Organization:
- Plasma Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
- OSTI ID:
- 6080231
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 59:16; ISSN PRLTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700101 -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Confinement
Heating
& Production
700107* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Instabilities
ECR HEATING
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ENERGY RANGE
HEATING
HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING
INSTABILITY
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 100-1000
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
NOISE
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PLASMA
PLASMA HEATING
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
RADIATIONS
RADIO NOISE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
WHISTLERS
700101 -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Confinement
Heating
& Production
700107* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Instabilities
ECR HEATING
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ENERGY RANGE
HEATING
HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING
INSTABILITY
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 100-1000
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
NOISE
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PLASMA
PLASMA HEATING
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
RADIATIONS
RADIO NOISE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
WHISTLERS