Ion Heating by the Current-Driven Electrostatic Ion-Cyclotron Instability
- 23 September 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 33 (13) , 765-768
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.33.765
Abstract
We have observed and confirmed significant ion heating by the electrostatic ion-cyclotron instability in a barium plasma. We present spectroscopic evidence showing that this mechanism drastically alters the velocity distribution, demonstrating at least a highly nonlinear process and giving strong evidence for randomization of the particle motion. Experimental corroboration of a theory of Drummond and Rosenbluth is presented.Keywords
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