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Production of a double humped electron velocity distribution for observation of plasma instabilities

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  • Rapport de la Société Suisse de Physique Session de Printemps à Berne, les 26 et 27 Avril 1974 Autres Communications (Physique de la Matière Condensée, Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire Physique Théorique) Voir HPA 47, No 4 (1974)
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We have presented a double humped electron velocity distribution, which is produced by secondary emisson of electrons from a fine meshed grid. The distribution can be easily modified by varying the grid potential. Preliminary investigation of the noise spectrum shows that plasma modes of well defined frequencies and wavelengths are driven unstable.

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  1. Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    M. Bitter & P. J. Paris

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Bitter, M., Paris, P.J. Production of a double humped electron velocity distribution for observation of plasma instabilities. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics (ZAMP) 25, 681–685 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01596140

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