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MASER INSTABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Electrostatic micro-instability which arises in open-ended systems where the deficit of plasma particles within the loss-cones produces a "humped distribution" in velocity space.

OBS

This creates a situation similar to that in the two-stream instability.

OBS

loss-cone instability; maser instability: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Micro-instabilité électrostatique qui se produit dans les systèmes ouverts où la diminution de la densité de particules de plasma dans les cônes de perte provoque une «distribution à bosse» dans l'espace des vitesses.

OBS

Ceci crée une situation semblable à celle de l'instabilité de double faisceau.

OBS

instabilité du cône de perte; instabilité maser : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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