Published October 1982 | Version v1
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Finite-β stabilization of the universal drift instability: revisited

Creators

  • 1. Science Applications, Inc., McLean, Virginia 22101

Description

The stabilization of the universal drift instability due to finite β effects (i.e., electromagnetic coupling and delB orbit modifications) is studied numerically and a marginal stability curve (as a function of β and k) is presented. It is found that the most difficult modes to stabilize have arbitrarily small wavenumbers and the critical value of β is β/sub cr/ approx. =0.135 for T/sub e/ = T/sub i/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Fluids
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Fluids.
Journal Page Range
1821-1823
ISSN
0031-9171

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14734999
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BETA RATIO; DIAGRAMS; DRIFT INSTABILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ORBITS; PLASMA; STABILITY
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; INTERACTIONS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES