Negative hydrogen ions are produced and contained within a room-temperature electron plasma, by dissociative electron attachment onto exited H2 neutrals. We observe a strongly enhanced centrifugal separation of electrons and ions when a diocotron mode is present. The outward ion transport rate is proportional to the diocotron mode amplitude, with concurrent diocotron mode damping. This is not yet understood theoretically.
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