EXPERIMENTAL-OBSERVATION OF SUPERSTRONG ELECTRON-PLASMA WAVES AND WAVE BREAKING

被引：12

作者：

BAUER, BS ^{[1
]}

WONG, AY ^{[1
]}

DECYK, VK ^{[1
]}

ROSENTHAL, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,DEPT PHYS,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1992年 / 68卷 / 25期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.3706

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

A very intense electron plasma wave is resonantly excited, at thc top of a broad, flat density profile, by a longitudinal VHF electric field oscillating at the plasma frequency. Electric field energy densities W = E2/4-pi-n(c)T(e) > 10(3) are produced, along with copious electrons and ions of kinetic energy K > 10(3)T(e). Reconstruction of the wave, from detailed measurements of electric field amplitude and phase, demonstrates wave breaking and accounts for the observed energetic particles.

引用

页码：3706 / 3709

页数：4

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