Experimental Observation of the Nonoscillatory Parametric Instability at the Lower-Hybrid Frequency
- 12 November 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 31 (20) , 1241-1244
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.31.1241
Abstract
The nonoscillatory parametric instability is observed when the "pump" frequency is near the lower-hybrid frequency. Strong heating of both the ions and electrons has also been measured.Keywords
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