Properties of axisymmetric Bernstein modes in an infinite-length non-neutral plasma

• Published in: Physics of plasmas Vol. 20; no. 10
• Main Authors: Hart, Grant W., Spencer, Ross L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2013
• Subjects: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; AXIAL SYMMETRY; BERNSTEIN MODE; BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION; CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; EIGENFUNCTIONS; EIGENVALUES; LARMOR RADIUS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMA WAVES; RADIAL VELOCITY; RESONANCE; TENSORS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; VORTICES

We have observed axisymmetric Bernstein modes in an infinite-length particle-in-cell code simulation of a non-neutral plasma. The plasmas considered were in global thermal equilibrium and there were at least 50 Larmor radii within the plasma radius. The density of the plasma in the simulation is par...