Controlled Excitation of Ion Acoustic Waves by Ion Sheet Beams

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Abstract
When ion sheet beams medulated at a prescribed frequency are injected into plasmas, ion acoustic waves are found to be excited nearly perpendicularly to the ion sheet beams. The amplitude and frequency of the ion acoustic waves can be controlled by changing the modulation amplitude and frequency of the ion beams. The exciting mechanism is qualitatively explained by a fluid model.