Published June 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

Evolution of externally excited convective cells in plasmas

  • 1. Association EURATOM-Riso National Laboratory, Riso, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark

Description

Convective cells are excited externally in a fully ionized magnetized plasma, and their space-time evolution is investigated by two-dimensional potential measurements. A positive cell is excited externally in the ''scrape-off'' layer of a plasma column produced by surface ionization. Its interaction with the main plasma produces a new cell with negative polarity. The two cells propagate close to each other and interact only through a mutual perturbation of orbits

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Fluids
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
6
Series
Phys. Fluids.
Journal Page Range
1388-1390
ISSN
0031-9171