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... A double layer can be thought of as the boundary between regions of plasmas having different particle distribution functions. An impressive body of experimental data has now been gathered from laboratory experiments on the shape, amplitude, and formation of these remarkable structures.
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  • magnetic field
  • particle distribution
  • laboratory experiments
  • current drive
  • magnetized plasma

  • energy confinement
  • distribution functions
  • magnetized plasmas
  • plasma behavior
  • double layers

  • plasma waves
  • basic laboratory
  • electric field
  • fusion reactor
  • electric fields

  • distribution function
  • electromagnetic waves
  • lower hybrid
  • hybrid waves
  • charged particles

  • ponderomotive force


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