Published May 24, 1982
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Journal article
Large-scale collision-free instability of two-dimensional plasma sheets
Creators
- 1. Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Theoretische Physik IV, D-4630 Bochum 1, West Germany
Description
The stability of a two-dimensional plasma sheet with a small field component parallel to the normal direction of the sheet is studied by means of the energy principle of collision-free kinetic theory. Numerical computations show that, depending on the parameter regime, unstable perturbations exist. The mode resembles a tearing mode. The typical wavelength along the main magnetic field direction is comparable with the scale length of the equilibrium
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 48
- Journal Issue
- 21
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 1468-1471
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14726141
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- KINETIC EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL DATA; PLASMA SHEET; STABILITY; TEARING INSTABILITY; THEORETICAL DATA
- Descriptors DEC
- DATA; EQUATIONS; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES