Autoresonant (nonstationary) excitation of the diocotron mode in non-neutral plasmas

Authors
Fajans, J Gilson, E Friedland, L
Citation
J. Fajans et al., Autoresonant (nonstationary) excitation of the diocotron mode in non-neutral plasmas, PHYS REV L, 82(22), 1999, pp. 4444-4447
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
22
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4444 - 4447
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(19990531)82:22<4444:A(EOTD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We report on the autoresonant (nonlinear phase locking) manipulation of the diocotron mode in a non-neutral plasma. Autoresonance is a very general ph enomena in driven nonlinear oscillator and wave systems, and allows us to c ontrol the amplitude of a nonlinear wave without the use of feedback. These are the first controlled laboratory studies of autoresonance ina collectiv e plasma system. [S0031-9007(99)09167-X].