WHISTLER WAVE EMISSION BY A MODULATED ELECTRON-BEAM

被引:51
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作者
KRAFFT, C
THEVENET, P
MATTHIEUSSENT, G
LUNDIN, B
BELMONT, G
LEMBEGE, B
SOLOMON, J
LAVERGNAT, J
LEHNER, T
机构
[1] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI,INST TERR MAGNETISM IONOSPHERE & RADIOWAVE PROPAGAT,TROITSK 142092,RUSSIA
[2] CTR NATL ETUD TELECOMMUN,CTR RECH ENVIRONM TERR & PLANETAIRE,CNRS,F-92131 ISSY MOULINEAUX,FRANCE
[3] CEA,CENS,F-91190 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[4] ECOLE POLYTECH,LPMI,CNRS,F-91128 PALAISEAU,FRANCE
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.649
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Emission of whistler waves by a density modulated electron beam is studied in a laboratory plasma and compared to excitation by loop antenna. Single and double pole excitation are predicted by a simple linear model which agrees with the experiments. The fraction of the power of the modulated beam radiated by the whistler wave has been measured and is of the order of 10(-5).
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页码:649 / 652
页数:4
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