Strong Langmuir turbulence excited by microwave field
Sergeichev K. F. , Sychev I. A.
When a spatially bounded microwave field with a frequency near the plasma frequency is applied to a plasma, effects characteristic of strong Langmuir turbulence are observed in the plasma surrounding the microwave pump. These effects include fast electrons, ion sound, and bursts of rf emission which are associated with the threshold and growth rate of a modulational instability.