Transverse instability magnetic field thresholds of electron phase-space holes

A detailed comparison is presented of analytical and particle-in-cell simulation investigation of the transverse instability, in two dimensions, of initially one-dimensional electron phase-space hole equilibria. Good quantitative agreement is found between the shift-mode analysis and the simulations...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hutchinson, Ian Horner
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society (APS) 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124368