Dynamics of quasineutral plasma beams and the structure of the beam-induced disturbances in ionospheric plasma
2003
Phenomena accompanying the injection of a dense
plasmabeam from the payload of a rocket into
ionospheric
plasmaare analyzed. The dynamics of both the quasineutral
plasmabeam and the beam-induced disturbances in the
ionospheric
plasmaare investigated. It is shown that the electric field in the beam has a complicated structure, which leads to the generation of currents in both the beam and the ambient
ionospheric
plasma. The transverse size of the disturbance zone in the
ionospheric
plasmais found to greatly exceed the
beam diameter. The proposed model of the current closing in the
ionospheric
plasmaagrees well with the experimental data. The xenon beam temperature at moderate distances from the injector is determined by using the
plasmashadow theory. It is found that the ion beam temperature is at least four times lower than the
plasmatemperature in the injection zone. This unexpected result is explained by the adiabatic cooling of the current system. The
critical radiusbeyond which a constant temperature in the beam is established is found to be less than 11 m.
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