Parametric Instability of Plasma Waves in a Magnetic Field, Due to High-Frequency Electric Fields
- 24 January 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 28 (4) , 206-209
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.28.206
Abstract
We have observed experimentally the parameteric excitation of ion acoustic waves and cyclotron harmonic waves by a high-frequency electric field with frequencies near the harmonics of the cyclotron frequency. We have verified both the wave-vector and the frequency selection rules. The measured threshold fields and growth rates are in good agreement with theory.Keywords
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