SUPPRESSION OF DRIFT WAVES IN AN ION BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEM

Authors
PRABURAM G HONDA H SUGAWA M
Citation
G. Praburam et al., SUPPRESSION OF DRIFT WAVES IN AN ION BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEM, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 62(12), 1993, pp. 4262-4268
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319015
Volume
62
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
4262 - 4268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9015(1993)62:12<4262:SODWIA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Suppression of drift waves by the application of externally launched l ower hybrid waves has been observed experimentally in an ion-beam plas ma system. Suppression is due to ponderomotive force which upshifts th e frequency of the drift wave, thus enhancing the Landau damping of el ectrons. A nonlocal theory incorporating the effect of the finite mode structure is given to explain these experimental results.