Direct Measurements of Linear Growth Rates and Nonlinear Saturation Coefficients of Instabilities

Abstract
An experimental method of perturbation about a nonlinear equilibrium state is employed to examine linear growth rates and nonlinear saturation coefficients. This procedure is illustrated by the experimental investigation of finite-amplitude unstable-collisional drift waves in a highly ionized plasma. Preliminary experimental results are compared with existing linear and nonlinear theories.

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