WAKE-FIELD EXCITATION IN 2-COMPONENT AND 3-COMPONENT PLASMAS

被引:11
作者
AOSSEY, DW [1 ]
WILLIAMS, JE [1 ]
KIM, HS [1 ]
COONEY, J [1 ]
HSU, YC [1 ]
LONNGREN, KE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV IOWA,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1993年 / 47卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.47.2759
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Experiments on plasma wake fields are presented. Properties of wake fields in a two-component plasma are briefly reviewed and compared with the experiments of Nishida et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 2328 (1991)]. Characteristics of wake fields in a three-component plasma that consists of positive ions, negative ions, and electrons are then described. These wake fields are created following the injection of either positive or negative ions into a plasma. The relationship between ion-acoustic fast modes and the wake field are investigated and the excitation mechanism is discussed. Critical negative-ion concentrations and modulation effects are examined. The excitation of the wake fields is interpreted using a fluid model.
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页码:2759 / 2767
页数:9
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