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Development of two-dimensional structure in cavitons

1982; AIP Publishing; Volume: 25; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1063/1.863755

2163-4998

D. L. Eggleston, A. Y. Wong, C. B. Darrow,

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Experimental observations of the time and space evolution of resonantly enhanced electric fields and plasma density in cylindrical geometry demonstrate the development of caviton structure in the direction perpendicular to the driving electric field. Electrostatic fields in this perpendicular direction are observed to have growth times on the ion time scale and to develop concurrently with two-dimensional density profile modification near the critical surface.