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Lower hybrid instability driven by a spiraling ion beam

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7342239· OSTI ID:7342239

A lower hybrid instability with ion cyclotron harmonics is observed to be resonantly driven by an ion beam injected obliquely to the confining magnetic field, in agreement with a linear, warm plasma theory. Quasilinear velocity space diffusion of the beam is observed.

Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., N.J. (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.; Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. (USA)
OSTI ID:
7342239
Report Number(s):
MATT-1268
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English