Physics of Intense Beams in Plasmas - 9780367402495

CRC Press

Physics of Intense Beams in Plasmas is a comprehensive description of the interaction between extremely intense particle beams and plasmas. The emphasis is on experimental beam-plasma physics, but the necessary theory is also explained-much of which is innovative and original. Central to the book is the discussion of beam instabilities, emphasizing their hydrodynamic nature. > Physics of Intense Beams in Plasmas is a comprehensive description of the interaction between extremely intense particle beams and plasmas. The emphasis is on experimental beam-plasma physics, but the necessary theory is also explained-much of which is innovative and original. Central to the book is the discussion of beam instabilities, emphasizing their hydrodynamic nature. > Introduction and general overview. Aperiodic beam instabilities (theory). Oscillatory beam instabilities (theory). Beam instabilities as a result of active coupling between waves of different signs of energy. Electron, ion and plasmA