Published April 2015 | Version v1
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Rayleigh-Taylor vortices in a pair-ion plasma

  • 1. Department of Instrumentation Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032 (India)

Description

The Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) vortices and the analytical solution of three-mode coupling in pair-ion plasmas are investigated. It is shown that the E×B convection of polarization drift is responsible for the saturation of growing RT instability and as a result the localized dipole vortex structures are formed. The shear flow generation due to the destruction of vortex structures is discussed by the Fourier mode analysis

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Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 044503-044503.4
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46114250
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; CONVECTION; COUPLING; DIPOLES; ION PAIRS; PLASMA; POLARIZATION; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY; SHEAR; VORTICES
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTABILITY; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MULTIPOLES

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