rf waves in electrodynamic plasma acceleration

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7261181

Glotova, N N; Kurdyashev, K P; Ostretsov, I N; Porotnikov, A A

In a study of the rf instability in the frequency range 0.5--10 GHz in a plasma accelerator with an external magnetic field, the conditions correpsonding to instability and to microwave generation at a level above the thermal level are determined from the intensity of the electromagnetic component of the rf field. Intense microwave generation occurs under extreme operating conditions of the plasma accelerator. The microwave intensity is 2--3 orders of magnitude above the thermal level. Microwave generation is accompanied by an increase in the ion velocity in the plasma stream while the other discharge parameters remain constant. (AIP)

• OSTI ID: 7261181
• Journal Information: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 21:3; ISSN SPTPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700107 -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Instabilities
700108* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Wave Phenomena
ACCELERATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FREQUENCY RANGE
GHZ RANGE
GHZ RANGE 01-100
INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MHZ RANGE
MHZ RANGE 100-1000
MICROWAVE RADIATION
PLASMA ACCELERATION
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA WAVES
RADIATIONS