UNLIMITED PARTICLE-ACCELERATION BY WAVES IN A MAGNETIC-FIELD

被引:42
作者
CHERNIKOV, AA
SCHMIDT, G
NEISHTADT, AI
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND,PLASMA PHYS LAB,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
[2] STEVENS INST TECHNOL LIB,DEPT PHYS,HOBOKEN,NJ 07030
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.1507
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A general description is given to the unlimited acceleration of charged particles by a wave in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. The wave can have an arbitrary mixture of electrostatic and electromagnetic components and the propagation direction in the magnetic field is also arbitrary. Exact limits on parameters for trapping and acceleration are derived. The probability of trapping in a gyration period is also presented, and it is shown that a particle once trapped remains so and undergoes unlimited acceleration.
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页码:1507 / 1510
页数:4
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