Ion acceleration in non-equilibrium plasmas driven by fast drifting electron

► Similarities in ion acceleration between microwave plasmas and laser plasmas exist. ► Electrostatic Bernstein Waves as mechanism of plasma heating. ► Generation of a vortex in a magnetized plasma and 107 V/m electric field. ► Mechanisms of ion acceleration produce a Coulomb-like explosion. ► Multilayers plasma structure has been observed.