Published March 31, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Fast magnetization in counterstreaming plasmas with temperature anisotropies

Creators

  • 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Lehrstuhl IV, Weltraum- und Astrophysik, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, D-44780 Bochum (Germany)

Description

Counterstreaming plasmas exhibits an electromagnetic unstable mode of filamentation type, which is responsible for the magnetization of plasma system. It is shown that filamentation instability becomes significantly faster when plasma is hotter in the streaming direction. This is relevant for astrophysical sources, where strong magnetic fields are expected to exist and explain the nothermal emission observed

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2007.11.063

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2007.11.063;
arXiv
arXiv:0711.2385v1;
PII
S0375-9601(07)01688-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
372
Journal Issue
14
Journal Page Range
p. 2446-2449
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39085444
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; ASTROPHYSICS; EMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; PLASMA; PLASMA FILAMENT; PLASMA INSTABILITY
Descriptors DEC
INSTABILITY; PHYSICS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.