I. Katanuma et Ja. Tataronis, VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION OF ELECTRONS TRAPPED IN THE ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL HILL OF A MAGNETIC-MIRROR, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 62(4), 1993, pp. 1209-1220
The velocity distribution function of electrons created by ionization
in a magnetic mirror is determined analytically. It is assumed that el
ectrons trapped in the electrostatic hill of the mirror are controlled
principally by externally injected microwave radiation and the axial
and radial transport processes. A relationship between the height of t
he electrostatic potential hill and the density of trapped electrons i
s derived.