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Ion heating by the electrostatic ion cyclotron instability: theory and experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

D. R. Dakin
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of California, Irvine
T. Tajima
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of California, Irvine
Gregory Benford
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of California, Irvine
N. Rynn
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of California, Irvine

Abstract

The theory of ion heating in a Q-machine Barium plasma by the electrostatic ion cyclotron instability is considered in some detail. Linear and quasi-linear theories are considered. The effect on resistivity of the instability is also considered. The ion temperature was observed, optically, to increase to a value in excess of 25 000°K by a mechanism attributable to a collisionless process. Energy transfer from the drifting electron current to the ions is analyzed explicitly. Detailed comparisons with experiments are presented.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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