Autoresonant (nonstationary) excitation of the diocotron mode in non-neutral plasmas

J. Fajans, E. Gilson, L. Friedland

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Abstract

We report on the autoresonant (nonlinear phase locking) manipulation of the diocotron mode in a non-neutral plasma. Autoresonance is a very general phenomena in driven nonlinear oscillator and wave systems, and allows us to control the amplitude of a nonlinear wave without the use of feedback. These are the first controlled laboratory studies of autoresonance in a collective plasma system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4444-4447
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume82
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

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