Abstract
Electron phase-space holes are formed and controlled in a plasma by adiabatic nonlinear phase locking (autoresonance) with a chirped frequency driving wave. The process has a threshold on the driving amplitude and involves dragging a void region in phase space into the bulk of the distribution via persistent Cherenkov-type resonance.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 225001 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 22 |
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State | Published - 2006 |