Abstract
A plasma potential structure is modified by the electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) in a collisionless plasma flow along magnetic field lines with simple mirror configuration. In the presence of a single ECR point at the bottom of the magnetic well, there appears a potential dip (thermal barrier) around this point, being followed by a potential hump (plug potential) in the downstream side. The result in this simplified configuration gives a clear-cut physics to the formation of field-aligned plug potential with thermal barrier.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2602-2605 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 Jan 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Kaneko, T., Hatakeyama, R., & Sato, N. (1998). Potential structure modified by electron cyclotron resonance in a plasma flow along magnetic field lines with mirror configuration. Physical Review Letters, 80(12), 2602-2605. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2602