Theoretical Studies of the Ion-Hose Instability in a Plasma-Focused Free-Electron Laser

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 170-174

  Whittum, David H ^a   Hiramatsu, Shigenori ^a   Kim, Jin Soo ^b  

^a HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; FOCUSING; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; IONIZATION; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RELATIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ION PLASMAS; ION-HOSE INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC WIGGLERS; PLASMA-FOCUSED FREE-ELECTRON LASERS;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 0027542319     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.221117     Document Type: Note

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