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Cyclotron resonance in an inhomogeneous plasma†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

M. J. Laird
M. J. Laird
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, King's College, London
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Abstract

The motion of a charged particle in a transverse wave of varying amplitude, wavelength and phase speed βp, propagating along a uniform magnetic field, together with a longitudinal electric field, is investigated. The equations of motion, in Hamiltonian form, are reduced to a system with two degrees of freedom in which integrable cases appear naturally. It is shown that particles may be locked in resonance with the wave, and expressions are found for the energy and momentum of such particles in terms of βp.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , October 1972 , pp. 255 - 260
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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