Abstract
Heating of plasma electrons by high power millimeter wave fields at cyclotron harmonic resonance is studied. A mirror field is modelled for the local trapping of electrons. It is shown that superthermal electrons can be generated as the consequence of the ECRH of trapped electrons.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 661-671 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiation
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Instrumentation
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering