Abstract:A mixed hydromagnetic-electrostatic instability is found propagating perpendicular to the aligned magnetic field and electron streaming in a collisionless plasma. It is found that the growth rate may ...A mixed hydromagnetic-electrostatic instability is found propagating perpendicular to the aligned magnetic field and electron streaming in a collisionless plasma. It is found that the growth rate may be comparable to that of the two-stream instability, and there are cases where ions are heated more than electrons. The finite temperature case is considered and thermal damping of the instability is demonstrated.Read More
Publication Year: 1968
Publication Date: 1968-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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