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Title: Ion beam--plasma interaction at right angles to the external magnetic field

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7297279

Lower hybrid wave instability caused by the interaction between a plasma and an ion beam perpendicular to an external magnetic field is studied both theoretically and experimentally. A homogeneous magnetized plasma with large volume and an ion beam source with large cross section 20 cm x 100 cm have been constructed for this purpose. Observations of the wave propagation and the relaxation of the ion beam distribution are reported. The effect of the magnetic field which deforms the distribution into a stable form is discussed.

Research Organization:
Nagoya Univ. (Japan). Inst. of Plasma Physics
OSTI ID:
7297279
Report Number(s):
N-77-14877; IPPJ-257
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English