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Temporal evolution of ion temperatures in the presence of ion cyclotron instabilities

D.L. Correll, H. Böhmer, N. Rynn, R. A. Stern

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Spectroscopic techniques to determine the temporal evolution of the ion temperature in a collisionless barium plasma are presented. The theory of temperature relaxation in plasmas with external magnetic field is modified to include wave-induced collisions. Experiment and theory are compared. The current-driven electrostatic ion cyclotron instability is shown to be an effective method for wave heating of ions.

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Key concepts: Cyclotron, Ion, Plasma, Atomic physics, Instability, Ion cyclotron resonance, Physics, Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance