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Wave Angular Momentum in Nonneutral Plasmas

Conference ·
OSTI ID:783897

Angular momentum and energy are added (or removed) when exciting a mode, such as a diocotron, Trivelpiece-Gould, or Dubin mode, and we discuss rates at which mode angular momentum and energy are added by applied fields. Excitation of a plasma mode is an effective way to transfer angular momentum and energy to the plasma because it is a resonant process. We relate this to recent experiments on compression and expansion of plasmas using a ''rotating wall'' field. We also calculate the torque on a Coulomb crystal which is phase-locked to a ''rotating wall'' field and describe phase oscillations and the maximum rate of acceleration which can be achieved.

Research Organization:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
none (US)
OSTI ID:
783897
Report Number(s):
none; ISBN 1-56396-913-0; ISSN 0094-243X; CODEN APCPCS; ISBN 1-56396-913-0; ISSN 0094-243X; CODEN APCPCS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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