Collisionless energy coupling to high-velocity electrons in the near field of an antenna: Neutral gas ionization by helicon waves

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 987-1000

  Borg, G G ^a   Bright, J ^a   Kamenski, I V ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DAMPING; FUSION REACTIONS; HELICONS; IONIZATION OF GASES; PLASMA HEATING; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

HELICON WAVE DRIVEN PLASMA SOURCES; LANDAU DAMPING;

PLASMA SOURCES;

EID: 0032097985     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/40/6/007     Document Type: Article

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