Published August 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Zonal flow excitation by Shukla-Varma modes in a nonuniform dusty magnetoplasma

  • 1. Department of Plasma Physics, Umeaa University, SE-90187 Umeaa (Sweden)
  • 2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik IV, Fakultaet fuer Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, D-44780 Bochum (Germany)

Description

The nonlinear coupling between the Shukla-Varma (SV) modes and the zonal flows in a nonuniform dusty magnetoplasma is considered. By using a two-fluid model and the guiding center particle drifts, a pair of coupled mode equations is obtained. The latter are Fourier analyzed to obtain a nonlinear dispersion relation, which exhibits the excitation of zonal flows by the ponderomotive force of the SV modes. The increment of the parametrically excited zonal flows is presented. The relevance of our investigation to laboratory and space plasmas is discussed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 3636-3638
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35037596
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DISPERSION RELATIONS; DUSTS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; PLASMA; PLASMA DRIFT; PLASMA WAVES; PONDEROMOTIVE FORCE; WAVE PROPAGATION

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Notes
(c) 2002 American Institute of Physics.