Abstract
An experimental investigation shows that the electrostatic ion-cyclotron instability, driven by an electron current to a positively biased collector, is accompanied by strong coherent two-dimensional fluctuations of the plasma potential in front of the collector. These results suggest that this instability evolves like a two-dimensional potential relaxation instability.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1063-1067 |
| ISSN | 0741-3335 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1985 |