Relation Between Laboratory and Space Plasmas

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction — The Role of High-β Mirror-Cusp Space-Plasma Concept in a New Fusion-Reactor Approach

      • K. Takayama, H. Kikuchi

      Pages 1-11

3. The Critical Velocity

   1. The Critical Ionization Velocity

      • Michael A. Raadu

      Pages 13-21

   2. Viability of the Critical Ionization Velocity Concept in Selected Space Situations

      • E. F. Petelski

      Pages 23-44

4. Beam Plasma Discharges and Interactions

   1. A Review of the Beam Plasma Discharge

      • Louis D. Smullin

      Pages 45-65

   2. Laboratory Simulation of the Injection of Energetic Electron Beams into the Ionosphere—Ignition of the Beam Plasma Discharge

      • W. Bernstein

      Pages 67-75

   3. Laboratory Experiments on Beam-Plasma Discharge

      • Shigeyuki Ishii, Syoichi Miyoshi

      Pages 77-86

   4. Nonlinear Behavior of High Frequency Electric Field Just Before the Initiation of Beam Plasma Discharge

      • Kaoru Ohya, Ichiro Mori

      Pages 87-96

   5. Electron Beam Experiments in Space

      • N. Kawashima, S. Sasaki

      Pages 97-99

5. Double Layers and Shocks

   1. Formation of double layers

      • P. Leung, A. Y. Wong, B. H. Quon

      Pages 101-113

   2. Observations of Electrostatic Shocks and Associated Plasma Instabilities by the S3-3 Satellite

      • C. A. Cattell, M. K. Hudson, R. L Lysak, D. W. Potter, M. Temerin, R. B. Torbert et al.

      Pages 115-126

   3. Formation of Electrostatic Double Layers in a Plasma with Electron-Drift

      • Ken Kogiso, Nobuo Yajima

      Pages 127-135

   4. Laboratory Measurements of the Plasma Potential in the Presence of Strong Ion Cyclotron Turbulence

      • H. Böhmer, A. Lang, N. Rynn

      Pages 137-144

   5. Magnetic Field Line Reconnection Experiment

      • R. L. Stenzel, W. Gekelman, N. Wild

      Pages 145-155

   6. Mechanisms for the Excitation of Ion Cyclotron Waves in Auroral Acceleration Region

      • C. S. Wu

      Pages 157-157

6. Instabilities in the Equatorial and Auroral Electrojets

   1. On Plasma Instabilities in the High-Latitude Ionospheric E Region

      • Nicola D’Angelo

      Pages 159-170

   2. Laboratory Experiments Related to Plasma Instabilities in the Electrojets

      • Yogesh C. Saxena

      Pages 171-185

   3. A 15-Min Period Geomagnetic Pulsation Ps6 Excited by an Instability of Auroral Electrojets

      • Takao Saito, Kiyohumi Yumoto

      Pages 187-195

   4. Magnetic Field Aligned Currents and the Structure of the Auroral Ionosphere

      • A. Hruška

      Pages 197-204

7. Turbulent and Anomalous Plasmas

   1. Power Law Spectrum of Relativistic Particles in Space and Possibilities of Its Laboratory Simulation

      • V. N. Tsytovich

      Pages 205-205

This book contains the lectures presented at the International Workshop on Relation between Laboratory and Space Plasmas held at Gakushi-Kaikan (University Alumni Association) Kanda in Tokyo, Japan on 14 - 15 April, 1980. Its aim was to bring together laboratory, fusion and space plasma physicists and to highlight the communality of basic plasma phenomena, similarities and differences observed in the laboratory and in space, thus exchanging information tnd views on new ideas to link both areas. Although similar type of conferences were held in Europe and recently in the States, this is the first time we have had in Japan for such an international meeting, which may be regarded as an extended version of our national Workshop held twice at the Institute of Plasma Physics of Japan (IPPJ) in 1976 and in 1977 (IPPJ Research Report No. 286 and No. 365). The Workshop consisted of seven regular sessions and one special session with approximately ninety participants from allover the world. Thirty-six papers, invited and contributed, were presented, nine from U. S. A., three from U. S. S. R., two of each from Germany, France, India, one of each from Sweden, Canada, Belgium and fifteen from Japan. The topics covered were: (1) The Critical Velocity (2) Beam Plasma Discharges and Interactions (3) Double Layers and Shocks (4) Instabilities in the Equatorial and Auroral Electrojets (5) Turbulent and Anomalous Plasmas (6) Plasma Irregularities (7) Solar Plasma Phenomena (8) Active Experiments in Space Plasmas and Their Simulation in the Laboratory.

• ionosphere
• magnetosphere
• solar
• turbulence

• College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

  Hiroshi Kikuchi

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