Decay Instability of the Ion-Beam Mode

R. A. Stern; J. F. Decker; P. M. Platzman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.359

Decay Instability of the Ion-Beam Mode

R. A. Stern, J. F. Decker, and P. M. Platzman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 32, 359 – Published 18 February 1974

Abstract

Linearly stable slow-beam modes in ion-beam plasma systems are shown experimentally and theoretically to be unstable against parametric decay into subharmonic modes on the same (slow beam) branch.

Received 15 November 1973

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.359

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R. A. Stern, J. F. Decker, and P. M. Platzman

Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974

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Vol. 32, Iss. 7 — 18 February 1974

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Decay Instability of the Ion-Beam Mode

R. A. Stern, J. F. Decker, and P. M. Platzman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 32, 359 – Published 18 February 1974

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