Theory for Cyclotron Harmonic Radiation from Plasmas
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چکیده
A highly simplified hydrodynamic model for the cause of cyclotron harmonics radiation in a magneb ized, abnormal-glow, helium plasma is proposed. The high-velocity electrons are treated as sources for the charge density waves in the plasma. Electromagnetic radiatiori results from interaction of these wake waves with the statistical fluctuations (the granular structure in the ion density). This radiation contains the cyclotron harmonics. Some numerical cuwes of the radiation spectra are shown for a number of plasma parameters.
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