Acceleration of Electrons by Electrostatic Waves Propagating Perpendicular to a Magnetic Field. An Acceleration Mechanism for Hot Electrons Produced by a Slow Theta-Pinch

1974 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiro Todoroki ◽  
Masatomo Sato ◽  
Katsuya Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Hot Electrons ◽  
Electrostatic Waves ◽  
Acceleration Mechanism ◽  
Theta Pinch

scholarly journals Double layers in the downward current region of the aurora

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Ergun ◽  
L. Andersson ◽  
C. W. Carlson ◽  
D. L. Newman ◽  
M. V. Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Phase Space ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Parallel Electric Field ◽  
Electrostatic Waves ◽  
Current Region ◽  
Decisive Evidence

Abstract. Direct observations of magnetic-field-aligned (parallel) electric fields in the downward current region of the aurora provide decisive evidence of naturally occurring double layers. We report measurements of parallel electric fields, electron fluxes and ion fluxes related to double layers that are responsible for particle acceleration. The observations suggest that parallel electric fields organize into a structure of three distinct, narrowly-confined regions along the magnetic field (B). In the "ramp" region, the measured parallel electric field forms a nearly-monotonic potential ramp that is localized to ~ 10 Debye lengths along B. The ramp is moving parallel to B at the ion acoustic speed (vs) and in the same direction as the accelerated electrons. On the high-potential side of the ramp, in the "beam" region, an unstable electron beam is seen for roughly another 10 Debye lengths along B. The electron beam is rapidly stabilized by intense electrostatic waves and nonlinear structures interpreted as electron phase-space holes. The "wave" region is physically separated from the ramp by the beam region. Numerical simulations reproduce a similar ramp structure, beam region, electrostatic turbulence region and plasma characteristics as seen in the observations. These results suggest that large double layers can account for the parallel electric field in the downward current region and that intense electrostatic turbulence rapidly stabilizes the accelerated electron distributions. These results also demonstrate that parallel electric fields are directly associated with the generation of large-amplitude electron phase-space holes and plasma waves.

Preliminary Results on Electron Acceleration Mechanism in the Slow Theta Pinch

1964 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 1244-1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuo Sato ◽  
Haruyuki Ohnishi ◽  
Hisamitsu Yoshimura
Keyword(s):  
Electron Acceleration ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Acceleration Mechanism ◽  
Theta Pinch

Analytical features of a graphite vapor plasma in a theta-pinch magnetic field

1987 ◽  
Vol 59 (17) ◽  
pp. 2176-2180 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. T. Johnson ◽  
R. D. Sacks
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Theta Pinch

An experimental investigation of current production by means of rotating magnetic fields

1981 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. N. Hugrass ◽  
I. R. Jones ◽  
M. G. R. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Field ◽  
Electron Current ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields ◽  
Theta Pinch ◽  
Current Production ◽  
Made In ◽  
Rotating Field

An investigation of current production by means of a rotating magnetic field is made in an experiment in which the technique is used to generate a theta-pinch- like distribution of field and plasma. Detailed measurements are made of both the generated unidirectional azimuthal electron current and the penetration of the rotating field into the plasma. The experimental results support the theoretical prediction that a threshold value of the amplitude of the applied rotating field exists for setting the electrons into rotation.

Kinetic Alfvén solitons in a low-beta plasma

1997 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. C. KALITA ◽  
R. P. BHATTA
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Mach Number ◽  
Solitary Waves ◽  
Magnetic Pressure ◽  
Hot Electrons ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Ion Motion ◽  
Electron Inertia ◽  
Theoretical Investigations ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Kinetic Alfvén solitons with hot electrons and finite electron inertia in a low-beta (β=8πn0T/B2G, the ratio of the kinetic to the magnetic pressure) plasma is studied analytically, with the ion motion being considered dominant through the polarization drift. Both compressive and rarefactive kinetic Alfvén solitons are found to exist within a definite range of kz (the direction of propagation of the kinetic Alfvén solitary waves with respect to the direction of the magnetic field) for each pair of assigned values of β and M (Mach number). Unlike in previous theoretical investigations, β appears as an explicit parameter for the kinetic Alfvén solitons in this case. In addition, consideration of the electron pressure gradient is found to suppress the speed of both the Alfvén solitons considerably for A (=2QM2/βk2z, with Q the electron-to-ion mass ratio) less than unity.

INFLUENCE OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD ON THE TRANSVERSE RUNAWAY THRESHOLD

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1715-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
NANA METREVELI ◽  
ZAUR KACHLISHVILI ◽  
BEKA BOCHORISHVILI
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Applied Electric Field ◽  
Nonlinear Oscillations ◽  
Hot Electrons ◽  
Total Field ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Energy And Momentum ◽  
The Magnetic Field

The transverse runaway (TR) is a phenomenon whereby for a certain combination of energy and momentum scattering mechanisms of hot electrons, and for a certain threshold of the applied electric field, the internal (total) field tends to infinity. In this work, the effect of the magnetic field on the transverse runaway threshold is considered. It is shown that with increasing magnetic field, the applied critical electric fields relevant to TR decrease. The obtained results are important for practical applications of the TR effect as well as for the investigation of possible nonlinear oscillations that may occur near the TR threshold.

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