WHISTLER WAVE EXCITATION IN A PULSED MAGNETIZED PLASMA

Authors
KRAFFT C MATTHIEUSSENT G THEVENET P
Citation
C. Krafft et al., WHISTLER WAVE EXCITATION IN A PULSED MAGNETIZED PLASMA, Europhysics letters, 24(9), 1993, pp. 731-736
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Europhysics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
02955075
Volume
24
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
731 - 736
Database
ISI
SICI code
0295-5075(1993)24:9<731:WWEIAP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
In a magnetized discharge plasma (n(p) congruent-to 5 . 10(10) e/cm3, T(p) congruent-to 1 eV, B congruent-to 200 G, P congruent-to 5 . 10(-4 ) Torr) whistler waves are destabilized by the primary electrons which ionize the gas. These electrons are not present in the afterglow plas ma, as shown by probe measurements; the plasma is stable and artificia lly excited whistler waves can be studied.