Title :
Electrostatic ion-cyclotron waves in a two-ion component plasma
Author :
Suszcynsky, David M. ; Merlino, Robert L. ; D´Angelo, Nicola
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The excitation of electrostatic ion cyclotron (EIC) waves is studied in a single-ended Q machine in a two-ion component plasma (Ca+ and K+). Over a large range of relative concentrations of Ca+ and K+ ions, two modes are excited with frequencies greater than the respective cyclotron frequencies of the ions. The results are discussed in terms of a fluid theory of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in a two-ion component plasma
Keywords :
plasma waves; Ca+; K+; electrostatic ion cyclotron waves; fluid theory; single-ended Q machine; two-ion component plasma; Cyclotrons; Electrostatics; Frequency; Laboratories; Ovens; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
