ANOMALOUS ELECTRON-ION ENERGY-TRANSFER IN A RELATIVISTIC-ELECTRON-BEAM-HEATED PLASMA

被引:9
作者
SETHIAN, JD [1 ]
HAMMER, DA [1 ]
WHARTON, CB [1 ]
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[1] CORNELL UNIV,PLASMA STUDIES LAB,ITHACA,NY 14853
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.40.451
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Studies at Cornell University show experimental evidence for an anomalous electron-ion energy transfer in a relativistic-electron-beam-heated plasma that is 103 times faster than can be predicted by classical processes. Electron cooling, ion heating, and a constant total plasma perpendicular energy on a time scale of 1 sec after electron-beam injection are consistent with an empirically derived electron-ion energy equipartion time in the presence of current-driven instabilities. © 1978 The American Physical Society.
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