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A new maser effect in plasma turbulence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

M. Nambu
Affiliation:
College of General Education, Kyushu University, Ropponmatsu, Fukuoka 810, Japan

Abstract

The present state of understanding of a new maser effect is reviewed. The new maser effect, the idea that the resonant electrons in a turbulent plasma can radiate amplified electromagnetic radiation, does not require population inversion of electrons. The new maser effect always coexists with Landau (or cyclotron) damping; thus it is a fundamental effect in plasma turbulence. In nuclear fusion, magnetic confinement will be at a disadvantage due to the enhanced radiation losses in the long wave length region, while inertial confinement will be improved by the laser effect in the X-ray region

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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