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Quasi-linear theory of the loss-cone instability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

A. A. Galeev
A. A. Galeev
Affiliation:
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, International Atomic Energy Agency, Trieste
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Abstract

The loss-cone instability of plasma confined in a mirror-type trap is considered. Relaxation of the particle distribution in the trap with a length larger than the mean free path between ‘turbulent’ collisions is described by conventional quasilinear theory. A quasi-linear equation for the ion distribution is solved analytically for the case of a small loss-cone volume of particles in velocity space (it takes place, for instance, in the case of a trap with a larger mirror ratio).

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , February 1967 , pp. 105 - 112
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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