The study provides an analytical description of Bernstein modes in a nonneutral plasma column and identifies a new collisionless damping mechanism.
New damping mechanism extends nonneutral plasma theory; leaves open experimental validation before diagnostic use.
An analytical description of Bernstein modes in a nonneutral plasma column is presented and validated using the results of a particle-in-cell simulation. A new collisionless damping mechanism experienced by these modes is demonstrated.
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