RT Journal Article ID 2add63706acd38cf A1 Yakovenko, Vladimir M. A1 Yakovenko, I. V. T1 Surface Plasmon Instability Produced by a Charge-Particle Beam Passing through a Medium with a Non-Uniform Potential Distribution JF Telecommunications and Radio Engineering JO TRE YR 2001 FD 2001-11-01 VO 55 IS 10-11 OP 6 AB The interaction of charge-particle beams passing through an interface with surface plasmons is analyzed theoretically with allowance for non-uniformity of the potential distribution. A kinetic equation for the surface plasmons is derived, and the conditions for their instabilities are formulated. The growth rate has been analyzed as a function of the potential barrier height. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/0632a9d54950b268,51ec81300262b25c,2add63706acd38cf.html