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Scattering of a Bounded Electron Beam by Plasma Waves which are Self‐Consistently Excited by the Beam
Author(s) -
Kruscha K. J. G.,
Kachalov K. O.,
Popkov N. G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.2150320105
Subject(s) - physics , plasma , beam (structure) , scattering , instability , cathode ray , excited state , atomic physics , electron , relativistic electron beam , magnetic field , optics , quantum mechanics
The nonlinear stage of the beam plasma instability of a bandlike electron beam in unbounded plasma is examined. It is shown that such an interaction is responsible for the extreme beam electron scattering that can be observed in experiments in the absence of an external magnetic field.