Nonlinear development of the negative-mass instability and its effect on intense microwave generation
- 1 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 49 (7), 3789-3791
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.325434
Abstract
The nonlinear development of the negative‐mass instability is investigated for a thin E layer (Δ≪R0) located inside a cylindrical waveguide. A quasilinear analysis shows that the instability saturates by the development of an energy spread and a corresponding increase in thickness Δ of the E layer. The efficiency of microwave generation by this instability is also calculated.Keywords
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