Beam instability excited by the magnetic filter

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By the one-dimensional electrostatic particle simulation, the ion beam instability is observed in the plasma divided by the magnetic filter (MF). The strength of the MF is selected to influence only electron dynamics; ions move freely across the MF. There are grounded walls at the left and right ends of the system. Particles hitting the walls are absorbed there. The high temperature and high density plasma (main plasma) faces the low temperature and low density plasma (subplasma) across the MF located at the center of the system. The averaged space potential of the main plasma is higher than that of the subplasma. Due to the potential gap at the MF, ions in the main plasma are accelerated into the subplasma. Depending on the extent of the asymmetry of the system, steady or the periodic (dynamic) state manifests. For the periodic state, high density clumps get into the subplasma and excite the strong ion beam instability. The new clump comes into the subplasma when the old clump reaches the wall.