Abstract
The non-neutral plasma has been used as a valuable experimental medium separately by a generation of physicists and chemists. This work provides an introduction to the field of non-neutral plasma physics and reviews those findings that apply to the practice of cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. We begin with fundamental concepts and definitions and continue in the logical order with characterizations of the equilibrium state, transport to equilibrium, and lastly the modes and waves supported by an unneutralized charge cloud. Because the emphasis throughout is placed on an intuitive presentation of the physics with relevance specifically to mass spectrometry, numerous citations to more complete work are provided.
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