Damping of plasma waves and acceleration of resonant electrons in a transverse magnetic field
Gribov B. E., Sagdeev R. Z., Shapiro V. D., Shevchenko V. I.
The acceleration of electrons captured by a plasma wave is studied. This acceleration is caused by a multiple reflection of electrons from the wave front in a transverse magnetic field. The conditions under which the energy of captured electrons can be increased without restriction are determined. The inverse effect of such an acceleration on the plasma wave is analyzed and the nonlinear damping constant associated with the acceleration is calculated.