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Radiation and ionization by relativistic electron beams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford
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Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, California 92664
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Abstract

The electromagnetic streaming instability yields substantial growth for propagation at large angles to the beam. Transverse Landau damping suppression of the mode is calculated for a variety of beam parameters. The saturated stage of the instability (bunching in position space) can produce large electric fields oscillating at the plasma frequency in the vicinity of the beam. These fields can cause further ionization, and define the final channel radius. Comparison with experiment is satisfactory.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , October 1973 , pp. 203 - 218
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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