Published September 8, 1975 | Version v1
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Electromagnetic ion-beam instabilities in the solar wind

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544

Description

The stability of a plasma consisting of two, unequal, isotropic, ion beams streaming along a uniform magnetic field has been investigated by numerically solving the full electromagnetic, Vlasov, linear dispersion relation for high-β plasmas. Three instabilities are found: One is closely associated with the usual Alfven mode and the two others with the ''fast'' or magnetosonic mode. The importance of these instabilities for certain neutral-beam-injection experiments and in the solar wind is emphasized

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DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.35.667;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
667-670
ISSN
0031-9007

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
7226333
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALFVEN WAVES; BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION; HIGH-BETA PLASMA; ION WAVE INSTABILITY; PLASMA BEAM INJECTION; SOLAR WIND
Descriptors DEC
BEAM INJECTION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES; INSTABILITY; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES; SOLAR ACTIVITY

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