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TRAPPED PARTICLE INSTABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
DEF

Electrostatic macro-instability occurring in a toroidal configuration as a result of flute instability due to the trapping of particles between regions with strong magnetic fields (magnetic mirrors).

OBS

trapped particle instability: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
DEF

Dans une configuration toroïdale, macro-instabilité électrostatique due à une instabilité en flûtes causée par le piégeage des particules entre deux régions à champs magnétiques intenses (miroirs magnétiques).

OBS

instabilité de particules piégées : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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